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10,874 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Papua New Guinea, violence in Port-au-Prince and abductions in India. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 69 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Papua New Guinea

81 of its 118 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Port Moresby accounted for 45 of Papua New Guinea's 81 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (78 stories). Landslides were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Haiti

104 of its 132 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 57 of Haiti's 104 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). 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.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

India

987 of its 3,932 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Cyclone was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storm surge.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu, outbreaks and house fires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 47 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). 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

Ukraine

187 of its 433 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kharkiv accounted for 123 of Ukraine's 187 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

98 of its 214 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Stockholm accounted for 18 of Sweden's 20 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Nepal

26 of its 69 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

23 of its 88 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 10,874 stories about harm among 58,712 counted on 25 May.

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Papua New Guinea stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,712 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. A year earlier, on 26 May 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti79 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea69 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 735 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Gaza Palestine40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Paris France22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 34 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 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

● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,842 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,563 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,124 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 1,642 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 595 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 370 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 323 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 194 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 killed2,965 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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