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22,963 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 Jerusalem (Israel), people injured in Russia and flooding in Indonesia. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 70 in 100 of its 1,661 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,156 of its 1,661 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 971 of Israel's 1,156 stories about harm, carried by 1,007 outlets. 563 of Jerusalem's 971 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (680 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

435 of its 922 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

68 of its 100 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 27 of Kashmir's 68 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 32 of Palestine's 65 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

78 of its 206 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 49 of Thailand's 108 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: meningitis in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,963 stories about harm among 92,920 counted on 11 May.

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The news turned to Israel for the fourth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,920 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 May 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Israel's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 1,661 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Nepal54 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel563 stories about protests or strikes, of its 971 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSewa, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsMyrtle Beach, US -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 119 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 65 stories, carried by 27 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 11 stories, carried by 25 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

● Sewa India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Myrtle Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 11,988 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,893 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,626 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 533 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 275 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 killed6,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,807 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill22 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
● 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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