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14,560 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Rio de Janeiro, protests in Wageningen (Netherlands) and abductions in Peru. the Netherlands' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 43 in 100 of its 312 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Brazil

134 of its 312 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 83 of Brazil's 134 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (87 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

34 of its 137 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 11 of Wageningen's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Wageningen stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

23 of its 57 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

25 of its 87 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 101 of Russia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Chad

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Rights & justice

Morocco

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

19 of its 44 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

500 of its 1,085 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in China (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (79 of its stories, about 9 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 5 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 14,560 stories about harm among 78,353 counted on 5 May.

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Jordan's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 78,353 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Brazil. Brazil stood out: 43% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 5 May 2024, 20 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 973 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 Abuja Nigeria54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Manhattan US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 45 outletsYorkshire, UK -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsArabian Sea, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsQuebec, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 23 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 10 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,584 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 3,578 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,716 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,267 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 775 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 497 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 492 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 344 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 killed3,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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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