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20,227 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 a disaster in Tivaouane, violence in Jammu and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 67 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 29
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

72 of its 108 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tivaouane accounted for 52 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Tivaouane stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

106 of its 155 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 106 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

314 of its 775 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 149 of Pakistan's 314 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 112 of Islamabad's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Switzerland

130 of its 769 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Afghanistan

113 of its 166 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 69 of Afghanistan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

8,292 of its 26,947 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (3,783 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ghana

120 of its 377 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Dominican Republic

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 20,227 stories about harm among 87,833 counted on 26 May.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,833 stories, as usual. Senegal's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 26 May 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir68 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal67 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine53 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Uvalde US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1767 Islamabad Pakistan112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Davos Switzerland38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

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 lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: 83 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 31 in 100 of its 26,947 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 1,017 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 903 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Seychelles: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 67 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 33 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 31 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 32 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 1,017 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Afghanistan 68 in 100 of its 166 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 68 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Senegal 67 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 47 in 100 of its 267 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 53 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,966 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence19% 3,783 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice17% 3,376 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,205 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,024 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed6,174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees175 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations64 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 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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