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17,929 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 day's news pointed at evacuations in India, arrests in Kenya and people injured in Romania. India's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 60 in 100 of its 1,858 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

India

1,688 of its 4,952 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

88 of its 266 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

23 of its 143 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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

Pakistan

1,113 of its 1,858 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 108 of Palestine's 158 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 21 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 122 of Russia's 164 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

37 of its 74 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

172 of its 674 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in France (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Palestine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 20 the day before
21 in 10016 in 1009 Apr16 Apr23 Apr30 Apr8 May9 Apr: 16 in 10010 Apr: 17 in 10011 Apr: 17 in 10012 Apr: 18 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 18 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 17 in 10018 Apr: 19 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 18 in 10023 Apr: 19 in 10024 Apr: 19 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 21 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 18 in 10030 Apr: 18 in 1001 May: 18 in 1002 May: 18 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 19 in 1005 May: 19 in 1006 May: 18 in 1007 May: 20 in 1008 May: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 17,929 stories about harm among 96,001 counted on 8 May.

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France's news mentioned the polio more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 96,001 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In India, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2024, 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 →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan60 in 100 of its 1,858 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 813 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Newark US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 New Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Islamabad Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 45 stories, carried by 89 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 40 stories, carried by 13 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

● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Jakarta Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,629 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,083 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 3,867 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,257 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 974 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed4,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Feara little more than 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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