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19,970 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 protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), landslides in Kenya and violence in Beirut. Georgia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 77 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 35
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

85 of its 111 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tbilisi accounted for 83 of Georgia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 83 of Tbilisi's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

177 of its 320 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 88 of Kenya's 177 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

China

310 of its 1,590 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes.

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

Iran

76 of its 146 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 76 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

US

582 of Hamilton Hall's 758 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (200 stories). West Nile virus was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 276 of Palestine's 358 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 150 of Gaza's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

42 of its 116 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Central African Republic

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

67 of its 187 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 14 of Istanbul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in South Africa (24 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 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 1 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 19,970 stories about harm among 107,899 counted on 1 May.

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Georgia stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 107,899 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. Over April, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in April 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia77 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Sudan76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,686 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine60 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Kenya55 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hamilton Hall US582 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Gaza Palestine150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Los Angeles US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Tbilisi Georgia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMexico: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uruguay: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eswatini: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Slovakia: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 36 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 55 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 1,686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 77 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 93 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cook Islands: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Israel 67 in 100 of its 1,686 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Georgia 77 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 599 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 76 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kenya 55 in 100 of its 320 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,064 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health29% 5,690 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,620 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence12% 2,398 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 895 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 644 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 453 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 killed4,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees300 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ireland and the UK Stories reporting people displaced263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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
● Griefa little less than 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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