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19,818 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Handlova (Slovakia), people injured in France and power cuts in Sri Lanka. Slovakia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Caledonia 67 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

138 of its 453 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Handlova accounted for 97 of Slovakia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. 70 of Handlova's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Handlova stories →
Conflict & violence

France

326 of its 1,218 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

54 of its 148 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jamaica

37 of its 123 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

New Caledonia

35 of its 52 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Noumea accounted for 28 of New Caledonia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 26 of Noumea's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

20 of its 58 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

51 of its 200 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

Tbilisi accounted for 56 of Georgia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 53 of Tbilisi's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kharkiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 311 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 303 of Palestine's 348 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Canada (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,818 stories about harm among 113,292 counted on 15 May.

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In Fiji's news, mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 113,292 stories, as usual. Slovakia's news was 30% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 16 May 2023, 17 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 →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence New Caledonia67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 544 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,553 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 Gaza Palestine90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Handlova Slovakia70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Tbilisi Georgia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Paris France46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 941 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Slovakia about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,828 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 4,833 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,013 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 980 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 829 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 764 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 576 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 killed4,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions356 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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