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20,884 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 news turned to drownings in Afghanistan, violence in Handwara and arrests in Egypt. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kashmir and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 75 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 83 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 63
RegionCentral Asia 72 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

121 of its 147 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

207 of its 250 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Handwara accounted for 126 of Kashmir's 207 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Health

Egypt

95 of its 166 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

81 of its 113 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

62 of its 94 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Russia

173 of its 383 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Moscow accounted for 115 of Russia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Somalia

28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 150 of Israel's 246 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Diphtheria was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles, polio and rubella.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Israel (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

38 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 39; 37 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1004 Apr11 Apr18 Apr25 Apr3 May4 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 10026 Apr: 39 in 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 in 10030 Apr: 35 in 1001 May: 35 in 1002 May: 37 in 1003 May: 38 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,884 stories about harm among 54,622 counted on 3 May.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 38 in every 100 of the day's 54,622 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kashmir and Nigeria. A year earlier, on 4 May 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 38 today. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 3 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 →

Kashmir83 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela72 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 76 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Wuhan China48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Columbus US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Orange County US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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 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 lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortree, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 42 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsHandwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 126 stories, carried by 52 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 49 stories, carried by 76 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 19 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Portree UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health75% 15,581 stories · much less than usual (usually 81%) Rights & justice8% 1,686 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Disasters & accidents5% 1,068 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,010 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 186 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 175 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 killed7,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Israel Stories reporting abductions120 at about three times the usual rate · most about Kashmir and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.