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What the world's news said happened to people.
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37,278 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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Protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and violence in Tehran and Gaza drew the news. Chile's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 66 in 100 of its 613 stories, usually 38
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

402 of its 613 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 365 of Indonesia's 402 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. 340 of Jakarta's 365 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (129 stories).

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

694 of its 1,501 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 614 of Iran's 694 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

493 of its 857 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Gaza accounted for 329 of Palestine's 493 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Chile

55 of its 165 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of el Mozote's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

29 of its 138 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 3 of Minsk's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

248 of its 317 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 162 of Syria's 248 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

57 of its 64 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

137 of its 177 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Botswana

115 of its 283 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (93 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Algeria (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Kenya (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in Bulgaria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (2758 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 37,278 stories about harm among 197,939 counted on 23 May.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 197,939 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Indonesia's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 23 May 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia66 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Washington US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 New Delhi India188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Delaware US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Gaza Palestine108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 51 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)US: 26 in 100 of its 66,281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 25 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 56 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 65 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 629 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 1,054 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 1,501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 66 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 59 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 78 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 82 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 89 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Botswana: 41 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 28 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 26 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 37 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bermuda: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 78 in 100 of its 317 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 77 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 66 in 100 of its 613 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Central African Republic 89 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 82 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 857 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 7,854 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health20% 7,368 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,477 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,048 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 893 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 656 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 killed12,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,772 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations751 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than 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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