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9,998 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 Tehran (Iran), violence in Poonch and heavy rain in Brazil. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 78 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

136 of its 174 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 136 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Poonch accounted for 60 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

122 of its 349 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 73 of Brazil's 122 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drought.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Sul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 155 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 83 of Gaza's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

41 of its 80 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 279 of Israel's 905 stories about harm, carried by 675 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Panama (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1006 Apr13 Apr20 Apr27 Apr5 May6 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 17 in 10010 Apr: 18 in 10011 Apr: 18 in 10012 Apr: 17 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 18 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 18 in 10020 Apr: 18 in 10021 Apr: 17 in 10022 Apr: 17 in 10023 Apr: 17 in 10024 Apr: 18 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 17 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 18 in 10030 Apr: 18 in 1001 May: 19 in 1002 May: 18 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 19 in 1005 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 9,998 stories about harm among 50,419 counted on 5 May.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 March 2024. of the day's 50,419 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Brazil's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran78 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,339 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya56 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Manhattan US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Gaza Palestine83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

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 lessUruguay: 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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 lessNicaragua: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMauritius: 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 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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 lessBangladesh: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesJersey: 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 lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 72 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 942 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 56 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 1,339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 78 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 51 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 35 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Botswana: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 68 in 100 of its 1,339 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 78 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 345 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 65 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kenya 56 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 44 in 100 of its 328 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,713 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,187 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 1,963 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,556 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 541 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 347 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 308 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 140 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 killed2,884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,262 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions460 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced198 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations198 at about three times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mauritius and the Czechia

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.