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18,546 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 news turned to people displaced in Bamako, protests in Ndjamena (Chad) and a disaster in Rio Grande do Sul. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 44 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Mali

24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 18 of Mali's 24 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

France

199 of its 864 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Senegal

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dakar accounted for 19 of Senegal's 22 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

39 of its 89 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

17 of its 43 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

DR Congo

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 3 of Panzi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

29 of its 105 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Israel (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10011 Apr18 Apr25 Apr2 May10 May11 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 1006 May: 19 in 1007 May: 17 in 1008 May: 18 in 1009 May: 18 in 10010 May: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,546 stories about harm among 104,277 counted on 10 May.

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Mali stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,277 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 May 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 1,930 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti51 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Gaza Palestine100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 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: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSyria: 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 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 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 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 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 storiesArmenia: 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: no storiesTurks & 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 24 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 24 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 24 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Slovakia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,608 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 25 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 83 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 41 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 1,930 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 23 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 26 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 47 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 35 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 44 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 80 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

● Israel 62 in 100 of its 1,930 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 711 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 70 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kenya 41 in 100 of its 267 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 43 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,156 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,974 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,800 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,445 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 788 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 746 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 489 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 killed4,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured895 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 much softer than 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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