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19,255 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 the earthquake in Peru, violence in Kathmandu and protests in Madrid (Spain). Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 83 in 100 of its 522 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

433 of its 522 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Lima accounted for 248 of Peru's 433 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Earthquake was named in 427 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Nepal

259 of its 359 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 189 of Nepal's 259 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

282 of its 998 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 161 of Madrid's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (260 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Monaco

64 of its 222 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Monaco over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

167 of its 200 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 88 of Syria's 167 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

92 of its 116 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 92 of Libya's 92 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

222 of its 313 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

310 of its 1,596 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 92 of Tiananmen's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 416 of Israel's 547 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 269 of Jerusalem's 416 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (156 stories). Heatwave was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with wildfires.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

247 of its 380 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bangkok accounted for 215 of Thailand's 247 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (1390 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Pakistan (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 19,255 stories about harm among 97,741 counted on 26 May.

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Peru's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 97,741 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. On 26 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria84 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Peru83 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya79 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Wichita US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Madrid Spain161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Kootenai County US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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 readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 52 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 260 stories, carried by 108 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsPennsylvania, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Balakot Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 69 stories ● Madrid Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 260 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,794 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,638 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 3,369 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health15% 2,819 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,257 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 423 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 309 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 killed6,859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations537 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees345 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and Germany Stories reporting abductions170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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