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17,449 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 illness in Montevideo, the earthquake in Greece and rights and justice in Tbilisi. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 66 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uruguay

61 of its 93 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Montevideo accounted for 47 of Uruguay's 61 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

91 of its 266 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

201 of its 334 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 131 of Syria's 201 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

50 of its 88 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Caracas accounted for 28 of Venezuela's 50 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Uganda

42 of its 90 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

39 of its 96 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 12 of Bamako's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

78 of its 314 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 25 of Libya's 28 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in UK (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in India (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); overdoses in US (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10015 Apr22 Apr29 Apr6 May14 May15 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 10012 May: 18 in 10013 May: 18 in 10014 May: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,449 stories about harm among 98,322 counted on 14 May.

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Uruguay stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 98,322 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Uruguay for the second day running. On 14 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 →

Uruguay66 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 24 · mostly health Israel62 in 100 of its 821 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela57 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Georgia56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Los Angeles US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Newark US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Damascus Syria39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 New Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 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 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 lessPanama: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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 storiesFiji: 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCape 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 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 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 storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 57 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uruguay: 66 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Micronesia: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 47 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 28 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 672 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 30 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Moldova: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 26 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 821 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 26 in 100 of its 4,689 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 34 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 56 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 27 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 25 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 26 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 62 in 100 of its 821 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 334 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uruguay 66 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 53 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 57 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Georgia 56 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,670 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,485 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,064 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,477 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 643 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 547 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 389 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 killed3,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured773 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 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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