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20,431 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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Arrests in el Salvador, a disaster in Jammu and violence in Kyiv drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 65 in 100 of its 288 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

97 of its 167 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 63 of Kashmir's 97 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

314 of its 751 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 208 of Ukraine's 314 stories about harm, carried by 333 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

44 of its 186 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 16 of Oslo's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

455 of its 1,190 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 365 of Russia's 455 stories about harm, carried by 659 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

188 of its 288 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 32 of Kampala's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 24 of Senegal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 21 of Dakar's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

50 of its 103 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

14 of its 48 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Bishkek's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Vietnam (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 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 30 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 20,431 stories about harm among 108,754 counted on 30 May.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 108,754 stories, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Ukraine. In el Salvador, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. A year earlier, on 30 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 73 · mostly displacement Palestine65 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda65 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Delhi India97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Zvecan 82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Manipur India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Hollywood US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427

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: 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 readU.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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualManuka, New Zealand -- health: 62 stories, carried by 61 outletsUtah, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 40 stories, carried by 60 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 38 stories, carried by 48 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 36 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 127 stories, carried by 62 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

● New Zealand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manuka New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 40 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,370 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,041 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,734 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,027 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 928 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 715 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 656 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 killed4,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,856 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations470 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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