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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 19; 17 the day before
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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUkraine: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsPahalgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsVancouver, Canada -- shelter & services: 53 stories, carried by 67 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsMangalore, India -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Pahalgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 53 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Mangalore India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories

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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