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23,636 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 violence in Gaza, protests in Islamabad (Pakistan) and people displaced in Khartoum. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 62 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Palestine

229 of its 311 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 159 of Palestine's 229 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

596 of its 1,236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Islamabad accounted for 387 of Pakistan's 596 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. 217 of Islamabad's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories).

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 109 of Sudan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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

Türkiye

132 of its 349 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

489 of its 933 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 195 of Israel's 489 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (309 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 354 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

48 of its 77 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Venezuela

36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (179 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jordan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 23,636 stories about harm among 126,481 counted on 9 May.

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In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 126,481 stories, as usual. On 9 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. In Palestine, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Puerto Rico62 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 25 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 London UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Manhattan US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Lahore Pakistan55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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): 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 30 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsInverness, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 96 outletsPrince George, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBelgrade, -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 20 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

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Osun Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 21 stories ● Inverness UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,624 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,610 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,266 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,098 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,012 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 805 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 717 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 killed6,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees412 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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