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8,943 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 violence in Mogadishu, a disaster in Cuauhtemoc and arrests in Tanzania. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 59 in 100 of its 298 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

176 of its 298 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cuauhtemoc accounted for 93 of Mexico's 176 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories).

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

Israel

583 of its 857 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tel Aviv accounted for 166 of Israel's 583 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 115 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Finland

19 of its 40 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

31 of its 81 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (258 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 8,943 stories about harm among 46,462 counted on 18 May.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 46,462 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Nepal's news. In Somalia, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico59 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan43 in 100 of its 780 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Washington US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Brooklyn US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Dhaka Bangladesh15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: no storiesSerbia: 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: no storiesRomania: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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: no storiesLatvia: 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: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesNew 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: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCape 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 lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 59 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 28 in 100 of its 2,994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 68 in 100 of its 857 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 59 in 100 of its 298 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 43 in 100 of its 780 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 50 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 39 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents22% 1,978 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence22% 1,960 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 1,940 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 1,827 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 345 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 154 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 150 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 killed2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,274 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions258 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced161 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees126 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations47 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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