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16,288 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 protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), illness in Saratoga and refugees in Congo. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas →
Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 68 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

231 of its 432 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 188 of Sri Lanka's 231 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 176 of Colombo's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Health

Cuba

83 of its 126 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Saratoga accounted for 40 of Cuba's 83 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Saratoga stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Ecuador

23 of its 40 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Bellavista's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bahamas

69 of its 102 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

72 of its 163 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 57 of Taiwan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

84 of its 220 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

55 of its 85 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 16,288 stories about harm among 75,542 counted on 9 May.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 75,542 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. On 9 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Sri Lanka's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas68 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Cuba66 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Syria65 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Moscow Russia87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Manila Philippines50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualTampa Bay, US -- disasters & accidents: 77 stories, carried by 104 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 16 outletsGuelph, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 34 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Tampa Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 77 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 6,868 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,025 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,079 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,937 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 840 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 406 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed3,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Syria Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.