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9,277 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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Flooding in Afghanistan, people displaced in Kharkiv and protests in Tunis (Tunisia) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 69 in 100 of its 199 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

118 of its 156 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghlan accounted for 82 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Flooding was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Baghlan stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

217 of its 454 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kharkiv accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 217 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Tunisia

29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tunis accounted for 25 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 15 of Tunis' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

301 of its 426 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 274 of Palestine's 301 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

138 of its 199 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Flooding was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

26 of its 43 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 25 of Georgia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 24 of Tbilisi's 25 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

350 of its 1,451 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Buenos Aires accounted for 14 of Argentina's 15 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 11 of Buenos Aires' 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (71 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Japan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 9,277 stories about harm among 49,539 counted on 12 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,539 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 May 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Brazil, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine71 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia69 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel64 in 100 of its 1,246 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Gaza Palestine73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Manhattan US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 San Francisco US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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 readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessIreland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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 lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualOsara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 34 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 31 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 91 stories, carried by 135 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

● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Osara Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,340 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,148 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,568 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence17% 1,561 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 408 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 324 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 285 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 killed2,562 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured856 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions324 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations200 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting people displaced166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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

● Angerabout as 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.