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9,456 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Budapest, violence in Kharkiv and protests in Noumea (New Caledonia). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHungary 65 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Budapest accounted for 33 of Hungary's 41 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

181 of its 402 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kharkiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 181 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

New Caledonia

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Noumea accounted for 27 of New Caledonia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 24 of Noumea's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

New Caledonia over 30 days → its stories → Noumea stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

101 of its 131 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Tunis' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

728 of its 2,998 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Heatstroke was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

74 of its 147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 195 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Iran (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in UK (41 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatstroke in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in US (17 of its stories, about 7 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 19 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 9,456 stories about harm among 48,890 counted on 19 May.

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Hungary stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,890 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Iran's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 20 May 2023, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 833 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Atlanta US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: no storiesMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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: no storiesRussia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Timor-Leste: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 35 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Slovakia: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 27 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kyrgyzstan: 49 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 24 in 100 of its 2,998 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hungary: 65 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Caledonia: 81 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 73 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 77 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Northern Mariana Islands: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 66 in 100 of its 833 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 77 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 329 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 73 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hungary 65 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 50 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,333 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 2,107 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence19% 1,736 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,706 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 209 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 killed2,745 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured829 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions341 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and India Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 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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