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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

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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 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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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 readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKanker, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsTulsa, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsSpringfield, US -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 43 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 53 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 31 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kanker India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Yerevan Armenia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tulsa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Springfield US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 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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