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18,020 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 violence in Hodeida, arrests in Hong Kong and people displaced in Papua New Guinea. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 90 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

109 of its 121 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Hodeida accounted for 42 of Yemen's 109 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

52 of its 166 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

64 of its 78 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Darfur accounted for 29 of Sudan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

61 of its 127 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

36 of its 64 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Grindavik accounted for 26 of Iceland's 36 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

35 of its 48 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

24 of its 100 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 17 of Pyongyang's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Sudan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in India (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); whooping cough in US (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 18,020 stories about harm among 105,452 counted on 31 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 23 April 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 105,452 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Sudan's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Yemen stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. On 1 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan82 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,186 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Gaza Palestine77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Manhattan US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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): 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualGlencoe, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 27 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPoonch, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Glencoe UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Poonch Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,113 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,703 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,855 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,368 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 913 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 667 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 337 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 killed4,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times 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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