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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

usually 18; 18 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 47 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 52 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 218 stories, carried by 915 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsCooma, Australia -- health: 31 stories, carried by 150 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsHamburg, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 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

● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 218 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Cooma Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

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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