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22,295 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 news turned to deaths in Zurich, road crashes in Kashmir and protests in Babanki (Cameroon). Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuam 86 in 100 of its 248 stories, usually 36
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Switzerland

368 of its 764 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Zurich accounted for 218 of Switzerland's 368 stories about harm, carried by 915 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (268 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Zurich stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

73 of its 144 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kishtwar accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 73 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Guyana

82 of its 133 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mahdia accounted for 56 of Guyana's 82 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

75 of its 97 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

378 of its 1,135 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Outbreaks were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera.

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Health

Namibia

25 of its 69 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 83 of Sudan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

214 of its 248 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tornadoes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (89 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 6 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 24 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 22,295 stories about harm among 126,048 counted on 24 May.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 126,048 stories, as usual. Switzerland's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. In Somalia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 May 2022, 22 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 →

Guam86 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia77 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan72 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Guyana62 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Islamabad Pakistan54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Miami US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Chicago US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Russia about three times as angry as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Guyana about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,534 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 5,393 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,044 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,335 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,295 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,057 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 444 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 killed5,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees265 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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