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16,246 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Damascus and people killed in Estonia and Brazil. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 73 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 50
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Syria

83 of its 114 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 68 of Syria's 83 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 181 of Israel's 378 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

62 of its 262 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

58 of its 184 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 47 of Kenya's 58 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

391 of its 872 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

17 of its 84 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Ukraine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Australia (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 16,246 stories about harm among 92,499 counted on 1 May.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 92,499 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in New Zealand's news. In Syria, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 May 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Over April, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in April 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 635 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 665 Chicago US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Manhattan US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Los Angeles US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Istanbul Türkiye33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 24 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 23 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mongolia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 25 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 4,688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Estonia: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 46 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 60 in 100 of its 635 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 55 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 45 in 100 of its 872 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,407 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,004 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,673 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,571 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 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 killed3,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.