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17,428 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 protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), plane crash in Pakistan and people injured in Somalia. Hong Kong's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 70 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 63 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 48
RegionSouth Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

100 of its 180 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Causeway Bay accounted for 66 of Hong Kong's 100 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. 60 of Causeway Bay's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Health

Pakistan

310 of its 548 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Karachi accounted for 151 of Pakistan's 310 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Plane crash was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 8 of Baghdad's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 148 of Israel's 223 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 83 of Jerusalem's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Chile

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Brazil

105 of its 167 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Tunisia

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Honduras

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 17,428 stories about harm among 49,691 counted on 24 May.

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Of the day's 49,691 news stories, 35 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 May 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 35 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Indonesia64 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Brazil63 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Jerusalem Israel83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Causeway Bay Hong Kong60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 148 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 35 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 64 outletsCauseway Bay, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 427 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 35 stories, carried by 50 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health70% 12,155 stories · much less than usual (usually 76%) Rights & justice9% 1,593 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,418 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Conflict & violence5% 829 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 326 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 173 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 145 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 killed5,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Palestine Stories reporting abductions53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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