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16,092 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 day's news pointed at building collapse in Thailand, violence in Logone and people killed in Hong Kong. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 43 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

75 of its 257 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 65 of Thailand's 75 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Logone accounted for 13 of Chad's 19 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Logone stories →
Health

Hong Kong

24 of its 97 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

India

Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Guyana

15 of its 35 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Papua New Guinea

29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tripoli accounted for 25 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

526 of its 784 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

43 of its 97 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Canada (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 16,092 stories about harm among 91,331 counted on 16 May.

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In Hong Kong's news, mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 91,331 stories, as usual. Thailand's news was 29% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 16 May 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 784 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir46 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Newark US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 526 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 356 stories about harm ● Nepal few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,206 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,076 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,497 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 505 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 362 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 killed3,526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured701 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 much 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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