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18,666 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 Quito (Ecuador), people killed in the Bahamas and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Ecuador's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 77 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 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

Ecuador

48 of its 62 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 23 of Ecuador's 48 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 15 of Quito's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Health

Bahamas

41 of its 75 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

297 of its 442 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 255 of Sri Lanka's 297 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 241 of Colombo's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Philippines

58 of Manila's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Laos

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Vientiane accounted for 13 of Laos' 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets.

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Displacement

Syria

88 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bolivia

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Côte d’Ivoire (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (78 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,666 stories about harm among 86,838 counted on 10 May.

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Ecuador's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 86,838 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka67 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Cuba55 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Kyiv Ukraine74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Manila Philippines58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Odesa Ukraine52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualArkansas, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 35 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 70 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 63 stories, carried by 144 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,054 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,837 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,963 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,946 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 438 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 killed4,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about twice 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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