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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
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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 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 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 lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSonso, Uganda -- health: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsLee County, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsNanaimo, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 55 outletsUtah, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 39 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sonso Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Lee County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 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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