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55,377 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 violence in Jakarta, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and the avalanche in Slovakia. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 86 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

749 of its 1,112 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jakarta accounted for 602 of Indonesia's 749 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (379 stories). HIV was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

126 of its 297 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 14 of Colombo's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

30 of its 76 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zambia

50 of its 128 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

120 of its 167 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Yaounde accounted for 98 of Cameroon's 120 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

9,398 of its 19,570 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Manchester accounted for 7,153 of the UK's 9,398 stories about harm, carried by 2,911 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (3,921 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

617 of its 740 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tripoli accounted for 435 of Libya's 617 stories about harm, carried by 509 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (272 stories). Drownings were named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,950 of its 3,343 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (266 stories). Power cuts were named in 164 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

340 of its 474 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 251 of Venezuela's 340 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 181 of Caracas' 251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

255 of its 328 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 51 of Manama's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (184 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ethiopia (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (101 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Cameroon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 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 55,377 stories about harm among 236,750 counted on 24 May.

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People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. of the day's 236,750 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. Mentions of the malaria ran about 4 times their usual in Ethiopia's news. In Indonesia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras86 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia84 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manchester UK477 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7153 Washington US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Sydney Australia299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Rome Italy271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Caracas Venezuela181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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): 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaine State Pier, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsGrand Junction, US -- health: 39 stories, carried by 39 outletsFederally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsAwamiya, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsManado, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 43 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguelhok Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Maine State Pier US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Grand Junction US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence35% 18,927 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 12,962 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 9,373 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,419 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,602 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 938 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 844 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 killed22,168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured9,922 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests7,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,229 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees508 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting evacuations368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced313 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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