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11,662 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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The day's news pointed at heavy rain in Rwanda, illness in Hanoi and evacuations in Ukraine. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 88 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 55
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

58 of its 66 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kivu accounted for 43 of Rwanda's 58 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Health

Vietnam

211 of its 649 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 121 of Vietnam's 211 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

178 of its 447 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

30 of its 54 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

77 of its 422 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Egypt

Arab League accounted for 40 of Egypt's 56 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Venezuela

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (111 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 11,662 stories about harm among 60,003 counted on 7 May.

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The news turned to Rwanda for the fifth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 60,003 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Rwanda's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Rwanda's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Kashmir65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Peru56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine54 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Dallas US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Manipur India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualQin Gang, China -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 30 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsGulmarg, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 39 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 33 stories, carried by 89 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 75 outletsArizona, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 21 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

● Qin Gang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Gulmarg Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,070 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 2,481 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 2,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,563 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 615 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 453 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 390 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 killed3,604 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,448 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting refugees137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK 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
● 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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