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9,283 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 violence in Kyiv and Kabul and protests in Casablanca (Morocco). Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 46 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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 →
Displacement

Ukraine

734 of its 1,268 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kyiv accounted for 306 of Ukraine's 734 stories about harm, carried by 752 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (222 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis, tornadoes and wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 9 of Casablanca's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Egypt

42 of its 105 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Cairo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

France

80 of its 307 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 33 of Paris' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

Istanbul accounted for 20 of Türkiye's 28 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 17 of Istanbul's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Canada

35 of Ottawa's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

192 of its 543 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories).

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Health

China

316 of its 764 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Italy (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in US (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 9,283 stories about harm among 39,823 counted on 1 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. of the day's 39,823 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Italy's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. On 1 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. In Ukraine, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 3 of 7 days. Over April, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in April 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine58 in 100 of its 1,268 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Iraq57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan48 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Greece46 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 24 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Ottawa Canada35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Paris France33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Kyiv Ukraine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 32 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 88 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 19 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

● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 3,824 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 1,716 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,016 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 468 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood5% 426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 327 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 247 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 killed2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations280 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 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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