← 29 May Monday 30 May 2022 · to 23:59 UTC 31 May →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
14,101 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), plane crash in Nepal and violence in Kigali. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 81 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 20 of Khartoum's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

263 of its 323 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pokhara accounted for 162 of Nepal's 263 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (205 stories). Plane crash was named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kigali accounted for 25 of Rwanda's 41 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Brazil

88 of its 181 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Recife accounted for 51 of Brazil's 88 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

134 of its 257 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Storm surge was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

23 of its 65 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Yerevan's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Equatorial Guinea

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Mexico (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iran (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ukraine (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
24 in 10020 in 1001 May8 May15 May22 May30 May1 May: 23 in 1002 May: 22 in 1003 May: 20 in 1004 May: 21 in 1005 May: 21 in 1006 May: 21 in 1007 May: 23 in 1008 May: 23 in 1009 May: 22 in 10010 May: 21 in 10011 May: 21 in 10012 May: 21 in 10013 May: 22 in 10014 May: 22 in 10015 May: 24 in 10016 May: 22 in 10017 May: 23 in 10018 May: 22 in 10019 May: 22 in 10020 May: 22 in 10021 May: 23 in 10022 May: 24 in 10023 May: 23 in 10024 May: 22 in 10025 May: 24 in 10026 May: 23 in 10027 May: 23 in 10028 May: 23 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 14,101 stories about harm among 61,050 counted on 30 May.

Read the day's briefing

Nepal's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 61,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. A year earlier, on 30 May 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Sudan's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal81 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda69 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice North Korea63 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Uvalde US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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 readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 48 stories, carried by 17 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBucaramanga, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 128 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsPeterborough, UK -- health: 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Bucaramanga Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,286 stories · less than usual (usually 42%) Conflict & violence17% 2,342 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice17% 2,305 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,873 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 372 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed4,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada 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 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.