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17,557 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 the earthquake in Cuba, rights and justice in Sanaa and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Kashmir's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 63 in 100 of its 211 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Displacement

Cuba

133 of its 211 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Havana accounted for 90 of Cuba's 133 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

36 of its 39 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sanaa accounted for 25 of Yemen's 36 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

274 of its 487 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 153 of Israel's 274 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Poisoning was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with poisoning, food poisoning and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Arusha's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Netherlands

46 of its 181 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in China (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
24 in 10020 in 1007 Apr14 Apr21 Apr28 Apr6 May7 Apr: 22 in 1008 Apr: 22 in 1009 Apr: 23 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 23 in 10013 Apr: 24 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 23 in 10016 Apr: 24 in 10017 Apr: 24 in 10018 Apr: 24 in 10019 Apr: 22 in 10020 Apr: 22 in 10021 Apr: 21 in 10022 Apr: 22 in 10023 Apr: 23 in 10024 Apr: 24 in 10025 Apr: 22 in 10026 Apr: 22 in 10027 Apr: 22 in 10028 Apr: 22 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 10030 Apr: 22 in 1001 May: 23 in 1002 May: 22 in 1003 May: 20 in 1004 May: 21 in 1005 May: 21 in 1006 May: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 17,557 stories about harm among 81,728 counted on 6 May.

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Cuba's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 81,728 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cuba, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 6 May 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 32 · mostly displacement Kashmir61 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 487 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Delhi India78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Kyiv Ukraine41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Moscow Russia39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 92 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 1,498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 1,656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Panama: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Moldova: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kyrgyzstan: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 30 in 100 of its 3,435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 63 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 29 in 100 of its 1,725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belarus: 57 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 29 in 100 of its 1,725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 1,498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Cuba 63 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly displacement ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 487 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 61 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 1,498 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,537 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,903 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,051 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 419 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 killed3,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.