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9,456 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 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

how these are picked →
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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsFlorida, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsOvingham, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 45 outletsDhahran, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 91 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 19 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

● Johannesburg South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Ovingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 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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