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21,236 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 a disaster in Mahdia, illness in Hanoi and abductions in Cameroon. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuam 81 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

90 of its 136 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mahdia accounted for 57 of Guyana's 90 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories → Mahdia stories →
Health

Vietnam

426 of its 1,219 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hanoi accounted for 272 of Vietnam's 426 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

405 of its 1,224 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Nepal

64 of its 145 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Mount Everest accounted for 39 of Nepal's 64 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

84 of its 317 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Geneva accounted for 64 of Switzerland's 84 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 103 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 105 of Sudan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

130 of its 161 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Storm surge was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, hurricane and cyclone.

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Health

Bolivia

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Guam (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Africa (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Egypt (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 8 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 23 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 21,236 stories about harm among 119,937 counted on 23 May.

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Guyana's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 119,937 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guam's news mentioned storm surge more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guyana. On 23 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guam81 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan72 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Guyana66 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 736 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Islamabad Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Hollywood US36 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: 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 readKenya: 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 131 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 23 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsMissoula, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 29 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 30 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 133 stories, carried by 212 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

● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Grand Rapids US 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 →

Health34% 7,114 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 5,190 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,176 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,089 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,127 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 804 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 545 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 killed5,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about half the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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 softer 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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