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35,958 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 hypothermia in Hungary and people injured in Mexico and Iraq. Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 69 in 100 of its 1,251 stories, usually 11
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

867 of its 1,251 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Budapest accounted for 857 of Hungary's 867 stories about harm, carried by 826 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hypothermia was named in 177 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

297 of its 992 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

163 of its 246 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 87 of Libya's 91 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

El Salvador

149 of its 205 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. San Salvador accounted for 147 of el Salvador's 149 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Earthquake was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

245 of its 310 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 143 of Syria's 245 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

485 of its 1,815 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Road crashes were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

Beira accounted for 54 of Mozambique's 76 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Storms were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

New Zealand

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (144 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Mozambique (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (31 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 35,958 stories about harm among 194,429 counted on 30 May.

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In Hungary, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 194,429 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual in el Salvador's news. A year earlier, on 30 May 2018, 21 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 →

Congo84 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique76 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1009 Arizona US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1003 Beijing China125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Greenwich Village US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualWigtownshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 146 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 24 outletsDumfries, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 33 outletsOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsEast Granby, US -- health: 56 stories, carried by 46 outletsLake Como, Italy -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 37 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wigtownshire UK about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Dumfries UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● East Granby US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,852 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,119 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health23% 8,088 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,811 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,751 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,184 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 866 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 677 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 killed9,612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,651 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,948 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees384 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions150 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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