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19,359 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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Rights and justice in Djelfa, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and evacuations in Ukraine drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 46 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Algeria

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Djelfa accounted for 33 of Algeria's 37 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Djelfa stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

36 of its 79 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tunis accounted for 27 of Tunisia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 19 of Tunis' 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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

Ukraine

264 of its 704 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Jamaica

32 of its 128 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Slovakia

Handlova accounted for 111 of Slovakia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. 68 of Handlova's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

44 of its 73 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tbilisi accounted for 41 of Georgia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 40 of Tbilisi's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Bahamas

17 of its 63 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Peru

23 of its 79 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Lima's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in UK (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in India (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in US (42 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 16 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 19,359 stories about harm among 109,504 counted on 16 May.

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Algeria stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 109,504 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. On 17 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan66 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia60 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine60 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia46 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Gaza Palestine87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Jerusalem Israel71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Handlova Slovakia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Irvine US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualLake District, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsSrebrenica, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 52 outletsOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsNarooma, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 81 outletsBanaras, India -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 49 outletsKelowna, Canada -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 37 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

● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Srebrenica Bosnia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Narooma Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,679 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,838 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,607 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 921 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 908 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 723 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 442 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 killed4,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about one and a half times 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 about as 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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