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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 55 outletsMontana, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 45 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 43 stories, carried by 98 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 29 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

● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Nasarawa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

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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