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22,816 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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Violence in Kathmandu, protests in Amazonas (Brazil) and rights and justice in la Paz drew the news. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers 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 mostPeru 63 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

318 of its 469 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 152 of Nepal's 318 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Brazil

205 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 75 of Amazonas' 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

168 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 112 of Iraq's 168 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Disasters & accidents

Peru

149 of its 236 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

91 of its 313 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 36 of Odessa's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

67 of its 74 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 33 of Sittwe's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

83 of Madrid's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kuwait (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in French Polynesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Norway (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Sweden (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 22,816 stories about harm among 128,049 counted on 27 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Nepal. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 128,049 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Kuwait's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 27 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar74 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Wichita US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Jerusalem Israel110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Madrid Spain83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 lessTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMilan, Italy -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 32 outletsVosges, France -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- rights & justice: 102 stories, carried by 83 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 77 outletsVaranasi, India -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 36 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 130 stories, carried by 140 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Milan Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Vosges France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Brussels Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 102 stories ● Edinburgh UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,104 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 4,459 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,421 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 4,301 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 676 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed7,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions524 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and Palestine Stories reporting refugees229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Thailand and Syria Stories reporting people displaced196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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