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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,647 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 violence in Pulwama, illness in Dhaka and a disaster in Kyrgyzstan. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 78 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 75 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 55
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

213 of its 265 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Pulwama accounted for 103 of Kashmir's 213 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iceland

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Denmark

56 of its 122 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Jordan

52 of its 144 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 56 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Somalia

Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in France (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ireland (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 38; 35 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1007 Apr14 Apr21 Apr28 Apr6 May7 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 1004 May: 36 in 1005 May: 35 in 1006 May: 35 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,647 stories about harm among 120,425 counted on 6 May.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 March 2020. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 35 in every 100 of the day's 120,425 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 38. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Kashmir80 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Venezuela75 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2148 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 739 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 New York US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 736 Dallas US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: 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: 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 lessSweden: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: 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 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 readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: 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 usualAnguilla: warmth about its own usualWest Virginia, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsHandwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 85 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 70 outletsLake District, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSussex, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 29 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 36 outletsPortapique, Canada -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 38 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

● West Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Handwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health78% 32,380 stories · less than usual (usually 81%) Rights & justice7% 3,040 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,745 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,412 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,063 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 842 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 463 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 462 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 killed11,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,292 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions89 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.