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10,290 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 illness in Pyongyang, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and violence in Istanbul. Israel's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about North Korea and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 91 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

North Korea

123 of its 135 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pyongyang accounted for 81 of North Korea's 123 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Overdoses were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

209 of its 367 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 160 of Israel's 209 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. 113 of Jerusalem's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

70 of its 134 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Istanbul accounted for 31 of Türkiye's 70 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Nigeria

272 of its 827 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 64 of Sokoto's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

64 of its 287 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

South Korea

37 of its 126 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

54 of its 91 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 97 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 60 of Colombo's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Canada (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 10,290 stories about harm among 45,843 counted on 14 May.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about North Korea and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 45,843 stories, as usual. North Korea's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. For the third day running, the news turned to North Korea. On 14 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea91 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 367 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan52 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Jerusalem Israel113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Sokoto Nigeria64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Colombo Sri Lanka60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSacramento, US -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 121 outletsUdaipur, India -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 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

● Sacramento US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 13 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 3,968 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice20% 2,031 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,431 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,314 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 540 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 405 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 237 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 killed2,847 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured817 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees94 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about three times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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