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18,130 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 Jammu, a disaster in Tivaouane and protests in Sergipe (Brazil) drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 32 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 18
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

116 of its 182 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 116 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

41 of its 85 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tivaouane accounted for 28 of Senegal's 41 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Tivaouane stories →
Health

Italy

80 of its 410 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Timor-Leste

19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

85 of its 130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Displacement

Equatorial Guinea

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 8 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Timor-Leste (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iran (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Spain (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 18,130 stories about harm among 79,275 counted on 27 May.

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Timor-Leste's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 79,275 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Kashmir. On 27 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. Kashmir's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir64 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia50 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Uvalde US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Islamabad Pakistan64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Houston US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Kyiv Ukraine41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: 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 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: 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 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: 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 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 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 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 30 in 100 of its 23,783 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 936 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Timor-Leste: 83 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Seychelles: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 48 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 40 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritania: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 31 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Equatorial Guinea: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominica: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 81 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 32 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 936 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Turks & Caicos Islands: 64 in 100 of its 14 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

● Kashmir 64 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 47 in 100 of its 213 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 60 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 936 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 7,073 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence18% 3,230 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice18% 3,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,829 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 979 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 857 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 435 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed5,412 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected1,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill29 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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