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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,315 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), illness in Mount Everest and flooding in Oman. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 70 in 100 of its 440 stories, usually 34
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

273 of its 441 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 163 of Indonesia's 273 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 126 of Jakarta's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

Nepal

309 of its 440 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mount Everest accounted for 238 of Nepal's 309 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

33 of its 67 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

278 of its 537 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Algeria

58 of its 71 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Algiers accounted for 38 of Algeria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 38 of Algiers' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

64 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 109 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

53 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 299 of Israel's 373 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

329 of its 752 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 115 of Nairobi's 169 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Malawi (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Algeria (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 34,315 stories about harm among 185,395 counted on 24 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 185,395 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Indonesia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen84 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Syria71 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US495 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2234 Jakarta Indonesia126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Nairobi Kenya115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Beijing China110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 New Delhi India110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about twice its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsDumfries, UK -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 24 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsShawnee County, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsCharlottesville, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsMandsaur, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Iraq warmth about twice usual ● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Dumfries UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Oslo Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Shawnee County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Charlottesville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,893 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 7,036 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,200 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 5,207 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,948 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,194 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 586 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 killed9,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions833 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced182 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill99 at about the usual rate

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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