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36,531 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), rights and justice in Nairobi and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 79 in 100 of its 1,212 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

963 of its 1,212 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jakarta accounted for 883 of Indonesia's 963 stories about harm, carried by 717 outlets. 838 of Jakarta's 883 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

349 of its 817 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nairobi accounted for 235 of Kenya's 349 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (213 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

170 of its 219 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Mogadishu accounted for 116 of Somalia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

131 of its 470 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

North Korea

241 of its 512 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 227 of North Korea's 241 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

16 of Algiers' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

75 of its 235 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

42 of its 63 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

163 of its 264 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Venezuela (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Algeria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Mali (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 May. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 36,531 stories about harm among 199,388 counted on 22 May.

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Venezuela's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,388 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. On 22 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia79 in 100 of its 1,212 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 543 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia838 stories about protests or strikes, of its 883 Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1450 Trump Tower US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Nairobi Kenya116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 San Francisco US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualMonaco: warmth about its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsWidodo, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsMishawaka, US -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 52 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 235 stories, carried by 266 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew London, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ajit India about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Widodo Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Mishawaka US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,025 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 7,915 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,781 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,716 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,131 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 855 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 736 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed10,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations184 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill80 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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