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17,666 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 Beirut, the earthquake in Greece and protests in Havana (Cuba). Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 43 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

114 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami, wildfires and landslides.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 16 of Cuba's 37 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 9 of Havana's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Australia

431 of its 1,934 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Flooding was named in 129 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 130 of Palestine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Africa

440 of its 948 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

21 of Nairobi's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (129 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (45 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 17,666 stories about harm among 95,764 counted on 22 May.

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In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,764 stories, as usual. Lebanon's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. A year earlier, on 22 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 →

Israel63 in 100 of its 1,620 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan56 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Syria51 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 977 Chicago US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Newark US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Gaza Palestine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readSint 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier 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'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times 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 · 76 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,019 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 400 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,577 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,195 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,191 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,940 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 815 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 421 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 killed4,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured831 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations208 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● Griefabout as 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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