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14,484 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kampala (Uganda), violence in Tripoli and people injured in Guyana. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 70 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Uganda

175 of its 251 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 33 of Kampala's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tripoli accounted for 17 of Libya's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

36 of its 73 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories →
Health

New Zealand

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Palestine

77 of its 102 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Homesh accounted for 48 of Palestine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

65 of its 124 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 30 of Syria's 51 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 153 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (72 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Italy (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (19 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 29 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 14,484 stories about harm among 79,607 counted on 29 May.

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Uganda's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 79,607 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda's news mentioned HIV about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 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 →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda70 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Somalia56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Manipur India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Zvecan 52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Manhattan US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualManuka, New Zealand -- health: 36 stories, carried by 38 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 81 stories, carried by 79 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsDetroit, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 63 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● New Zealand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manuka New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 81 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,172 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice21% 3,062 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,383 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence15% 2,147 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood6% 790 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 783 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 428 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 killed4,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Mexico

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.