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10,423 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 rights and justice in Athens, protests in Mexico City (Mexico) and storms in Italy. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 32 in 100 of its 485 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Rights & justice

Greece

76 of its 247 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Athens accounted for 46 of Greece's 76 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

20 of Mexico City's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

156 of its 485 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and heatwave.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

109 of its 188 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Georgia

14 of its 26 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 9 of Kvareli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

38 of its 133 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

190 of its 946 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Hiroshima accounted for 144 of Japan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

5 of Madrid's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 82 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Typhoon was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 10,423 stories about harm among 58,116 counted on 21 May.

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Of the day's 58,116 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan40 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Lahore Pakistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Hiroshima Japan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 3,126 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,290 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,736 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,575 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 583 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 326 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 265 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 killed2,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 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
● 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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