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40,309 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 illness in Ramallah and Jammu and rights and justice in Caracas. Palestine's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 76 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 91 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Health

Palestine

130 of its 176 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ramallah accounted for 92 of Palestine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

121 of its 152 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 121 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

United Arab Emirates

112 of its 244 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dubai accounted for 91 of the United Arab Emirates' 112 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Health

Sierra Leone

50 of its 55 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

69 of its 123 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with poisoning.

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Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Rwanda (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 38; 35 the day before
44 in 10034 in 1008 Apr15 Apr22 Apr29 Apr7 May8 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 1007 May: 34 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 40,309 stories about harm among 117,880 counted on 7 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 March 2020. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 34 in every 100 of the day's 117,880 stories, below the usual 38.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Kashmir80 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Venezuela75 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1874 Dallas US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Glynn County US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 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: 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: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualLake District, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 84 stories, carried by 80 outletsVirginia Beach, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 28 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 18 stories, carried by 25 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Lake District UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Sandringham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 84 stories ● Virginia Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia 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 →

Health76% 30,438 stories · less than usual (usually 80%) Rights & justice8% 3,134 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,882 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,324 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,258 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 824 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 687 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 killed11,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations429 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 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 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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