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18,984 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at building collapse in Iran, poisoning in the Bahamas and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 62 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 45
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

137 of its 221 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 137 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Bahamas

36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Pakistan

287 of its 738 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 78 of Islamabad's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories).

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Health

Mexico

87 of its 314 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 21 of Yemen's 30 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 58 of Türkiye's 112 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Dust storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 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.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Belize (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); ebola in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Iraq (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (20 of its stories, about 4 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 24 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 18,984 stories about harm among 85,244 counted on 24 May.

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The news turned to Iran for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 85,244 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Spain's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 May 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Iran's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Iran62 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Islamabad Pakistan78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 29 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 140 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 28 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 80 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 108 stories, carried by 113 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsDakar, Senegal -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 12 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 108 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 8,164 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,591 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,180 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,040 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,166 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 706 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 516 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 423 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 killed3,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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