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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).

its stories →
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

usually 19; 18 the day before
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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.

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 lessVenezuela: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 lessLibya: 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 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 lessIraq: 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: 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 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: 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 lessCambodia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 31 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 46 in 100 of its 948 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 909 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 45 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,840 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 43 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 27 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 29 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jersey: 29 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 63 in 100 of its 1,620 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 308 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 46 in 100 of its 948 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 909 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 51 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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