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8,136 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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Deaths in Kotmale, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 64 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 24
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sri Lanka

65 of its 102 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kotmale accounted for 33 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Kotmale stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

99 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 45 of Bangladesh's 99 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 24 of Dhaka's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 96 of Israel's 346 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Congo

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

3 of Warsaw's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatstroke.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in UK (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in India (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10012 Apr19 Apr26 Apr3 May11 May12 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 10011 May: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 8,136 stories about harm among 43,511 counted on 11 May.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,511 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sri Lanka, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 11 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka64 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel61 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 1,261 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Newark US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Boston US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Kyiv Ukraine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: 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 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 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: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: no storiesEritrea: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: 29 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 64 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 49 in 100 of its 1,261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 804 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Namibia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 31 in 100 of its 3,031 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 46 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 82 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 61 in 100 of its 563 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 64 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Pakistan 49 in 100 of its 1,261 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 44 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 41 in 100 of its 239 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 47 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 2,078 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health23% 1,838 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice20% 1,610 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,355 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 536 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 240 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 181 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 170 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 killed2,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced147 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees85 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations47 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times 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
● 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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