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10,684 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 violence in Beirut, protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and people killed in South Africa. Cameroon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 55 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

South Africa

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Cholera was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 19 of Somalia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 57 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Guatemala

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

54 of its 133 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Jakarta accounted for 29 of Indonesia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

69 of its 280 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (49 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Italy (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Egypt (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Iran (13 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 27 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 10,684 stories about harm among 60,784 counted on 27 May.

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In Lebanon, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 60,784 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 7 times their usual in the Philippines' news. A year earlier, on 27 May 2022, 23 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 →

Somalia73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir45 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Lahore Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Belgrade 24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uruguay: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 37 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Korea: 25 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 27 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 25 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 27 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 75 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 23 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 24 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 39 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 59 in 100 of its 127 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 73 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 55 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 40 in 100 of its 658 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 45 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 3,173 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,666 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,709 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence14% 1,450 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 344 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed2,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 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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