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10,342 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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The news turned to deaths in Doha and Wabag and violence in Kharkiv. 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.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostQatar 59 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 11
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Qatar

111 of its 188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Doha accounted for 110 of Qatar's 111 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

105 of its 154 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Wabag accounted for 48 of Papua New Guinea's 105 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 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.

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

Ukraine

253 of its 418 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kharkiv accounted for 163 of Ukraine's 253 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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
Disasters & accidents

Chile

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami and wildfires.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Armenia

25 of its 42 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

134 of its 253 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Cyclone was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, landslides and flooding.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

218 of its 598 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,009 of its 3,453 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke and storm surge.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

17 of its 19 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Vanuatu (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Armenia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 10,342 stories about harm among 52,036 counted on 26 May.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 March 2024. of the day's 52,036 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Qatar stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. A year earlier, on 27 May 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel69 in 100 of its 860 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea68 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine61 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Qatar59 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 11 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Kerem Shalom Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Gaza Palestine21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMayotte: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 595 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,546 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health24% 2,467 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice19% 1,919 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence16% 1,627 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 696 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 375 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 275 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 200 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 killed3,201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,492 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,129 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests916 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions381 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations213 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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