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17,095 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 news turned to violence in Tripoli, illness in Montevideo and heavy rain in Sri Lanka. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 66 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 40
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Libya

46 of its 70 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 41 of Libya's 46 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

38 of its 88 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Africa

293 of its 743 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (86 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Bamako's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

France

298 of its 1,226 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

53 of its 189 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

28 of its 102 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Screwworm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Philippines (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Australia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,095 stories about harm among 94,289 counted on 13 May.

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In Sri Lanka's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,289 stories, as usual. Libya's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. On 13 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir69 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya66 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 901 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 563 Paris France62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Newark US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualLafayette County, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 26 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 26 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lafayette County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wisconsin US 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 →

Health27% 4,440 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,270 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,493 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 915 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 561 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 384 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 killed3,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill33 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 softer than 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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