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16,075 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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Protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), violence in Mogadishu and volcanic eruption in Indonesia drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 42 in 100 of its 364 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

41 of its 88 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 22 of Tanzania's 41 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. 18 of Dar es Salaam's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 21 of Somalia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

84 of its 223 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

25 of its 53 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

57 of its 123 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jamaica

29 of its 115 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Portmore's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Hypothermia was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 190 of Israel's 638 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Hunger was named in 233 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

152 of its 364 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (55 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

26 of its 82 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (233 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Brazil (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 16,075 stories about harm among 84,987 counted on 19 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Tanzania. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 84,987 stories, as usual. Tanzania's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. In Israel's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 May 2024, 19 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 →

Israel58 in 100 of its 1,100 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia47 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania47 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela46 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Manhattan US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Gaza Palestine21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: 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 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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 storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: 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: no storiesWallis & 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 lessYemen: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)US: 24 in 100 of its 22,229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 47 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 27 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 74 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 32 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 42 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 1,100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,738 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 32 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 102 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 58 in 100 of its 1,100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 280 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 42 in 100 of its 364 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 46 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 39 in 100 of its 981 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tanzania 47 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,907 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 3,466 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents20% 3,083 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 2,242 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 760 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 452 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 285 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 killed3,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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