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21,541 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 Bogota (Colombia), arrests in the Maldives and illness in Kathmandu. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 72 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 20 of Bogota's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Maldives

69 of its 96 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

57 of its 124 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 171 of Israel's 245 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 94 of Jerusalem's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

145 of its 300 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

27 of its 47 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 24 of Tunisia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

73 of its 183 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Colombo accounted for 48 of Sri Lanka's 73 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories). Malaria was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Malaysia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in US (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
28 in 10024 in 1008 Apr15 Apr22 Apr29 Apr7 May8 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 25 in 10010 Apr: 27 in 10011 Apr: 28 in 10012 Apr: 25 in 10013 Apr: 26 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 27 in 10018 Apr: 28 in 10019 Apr: 25 in 10020 Apr: 25 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 10023 Apr: 24 in 10024 Apr: 28 in 10025 Apr: 28 in 10026 Apr: 24 in 10027 Apr: 24 in 10028 Apr: 24 in 10029 Apr: 24 in 10030 Apr: 24 in 1001 May: 25 in 1002 May: 25 in 1003 May: 25 in 1004 May: 24 in 1005 May: 24 in 1006 May: 24 in 1007 May: 24 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 21,541 stories about harm among 89,707 counted on 7 May.

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For the sixth day running, the news turned to Colombia. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 89,707 stories, below the usual 25. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Malaysia's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. On 7 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 34 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal66 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Colombia60 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Jerusalem Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Moscow Russia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 San Francisco US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 44 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 64 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 36 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Portugal: 33 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 66 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 38 in 100 of its 4,632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Estonia: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 60 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 48 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St. Helena: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Maldives: 72 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Maldives 72 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 66 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly health ● Colombia 60 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 522 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 48 in 100 of its 300 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 51 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 11,779 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,296 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,403 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 774 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 479 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 297 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 killed5,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and the US Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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