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23,039 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 the earthquake in Nepal, violence in Jerusalem and flooding in Romania. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 49 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Nepal

70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kathmandu accounted for 38 of Nepal's 70 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,381 of its 2,061 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jerusalem accounted for 677 of Israel's 1,381 stories about harm, carried by 819 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

59 of its 171 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Taiwan

114 of its 258 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Taipei accounted for 78 of Taiwan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Malawi

54 of its 110 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Health

Qatar

26 of its 69 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

27 of its 45 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Khartoum's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (321 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 23,039 stories about harm among 95,958 counted on 19 May.

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In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 95,958 stories, as usual. On 19 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 24 today. In Nepal, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 2,061 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal64 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia53 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 735 Texas US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Gaza Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Tel Aviv Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualCoast Guard Academy, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 32 outletsMaine, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 41 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKarnataka, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 88 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Coast Guard Academy US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Karnataka India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 11,598 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 4,177 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,448 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,314 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 793 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 625 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 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 killed6,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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
● 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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