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19,167 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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A disaster in Mahdia, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and violence in Nablus drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 58 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

103 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mahdia accounted for 48 of Guyana's 103 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories → Mahdia stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

43 of its 79 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 34 of Belarus' 43 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 20 of Minsk's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

106 of its 131 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Nablus accounted for 63 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Health

Greece

102 of its 399 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Italy

218 of its 814 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

129 of its 443 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 137 of Israel's 209 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 86 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Typhoon was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm and storms.

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Health

South Africa

321 of its 990 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Outbreaks were named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Guam (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (77 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (34 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 22 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 19,167 stories about harm among 108,169 counted on 22 May.

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Guyana stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,169 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 May 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Guyana58 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Belarus54 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Syria50 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 159 outletsCharlotte, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 26 outletsKemal, Türkiye -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 29 outletsAthens, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 50 stories, carried by 106 outletsPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea -- health: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Charlotte US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Kemal Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,275 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,242 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,933 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,366 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,028 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 747 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 741 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 470 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 killed4,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 about as 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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