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18,476 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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Landslides in Papua New Guinea, violence in Port-au-Prince and abductions in Switzerland drew the news. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 75 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

119 of its 158 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Port Moresby accounted for 55 of Papua New Guinea's 119 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Landslides were named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

102 of its 155 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 63 of Haiti's 102 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Switzerland

83 of its 258 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

86 of its 175 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

41 of its 43 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Srebrenica accounted for 41 of Bosnia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

134 of its 340 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane.

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Health

Thailand

89 of its 227 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bangkok accounted for 55 of Thailand's 89 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

141 of its 570 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

72 of its 252 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Spain (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in Mexico (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 18,476 stories about harm among 101,014 counted on 24 May.

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In Papua New Guinea, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,014 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. On 25 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 →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel70 in 100 of its 1,386 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Gaza Palestine60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Chicago US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Hollywood US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 971 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,124 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,579 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,282 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence13% 2,411 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 946 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 722 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 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 killed4,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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