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10,320 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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Violence in Havana, illness in Nassau and evacuations in Ukraine drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 85 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

208 of its 245 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 151 of Cuba's 208 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Health

Bahamas

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nassau accounted for 22 of the Bahamas' 37 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Nassau stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

464 of its 905 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Egypt

85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 30 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

58 of its 107 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 10,320 stories about harm among 45,497 counted on 7 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. of the day's 45,497 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Cuba for the second day running. Cuba's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. In Türkiye's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba85 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 26 · mostly health Egypt56 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye54 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Ukraine51 in 100 of its 905 stories · usually 46 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Colombo Sri Lanka49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Kabul Afghanistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Kharkiv Ukraine19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 42 stories, carried by 46 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 15 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

● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 4,088 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice21% 2,144 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,198 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,181 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 473 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 446 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 394 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 266 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 killed2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured833 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting evacuations247 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced63 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 harsher than 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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