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9,792 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 flooding in Somalia, people displaced in Rajouri and people killed in Malawi. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 42 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

20 of its 31 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

South Africa

114 of its 284 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 49 of Palestine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 41 of Bangladesh's 64 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 24 of Dhaka's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 334 of Pakistan's 894 stories about harm, carried by 767 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (87 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in UK (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10011 Apr18 Apr25 Apr2 May10 May11 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 1009 May: 18 in 10010 May: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 9,792 stories about harm among 52,405 counted on 10 May.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,405 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Somalia's news. In Somalia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. On 10 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir51 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan43 in 100 of its 2,064 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Newark US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Manhattan US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Islamabad Pakistan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCape 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: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesZambia: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 40 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 2,064 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 31 in 100 of its 3,760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Costa Rica: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 57 in 100 of its 366 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 43 in 100 of its 2,064 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 51 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 40 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Malawi 42 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 2,411 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health23% 2,193 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 2,191 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 253 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 245 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 killed2,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than 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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