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17,030 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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A disaster in Salten, arrests in Ukraine and people injured in Germany drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 53 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Disasters & accidents

Norway

77 of its 146 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Salten accounted for 43 of Norway's 77 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Salten stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

121 of its 337 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

163 of its 642 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Australia

444 of its 1,784 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 106 of Russia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Africa

298 of its 735 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

20 of its 60 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Caledonia

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

60 of its 95 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 60 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Australia (74 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in India (97 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in Canada (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in UK (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 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 23 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 17,030 stories about harm among 89,497 counted on 23 May.

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Norway stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,497 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of storms ran about 9 times their usual. On 23 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,020 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Norway53 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 804 Chicago US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Boston US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Newark US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessIndia: 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 storiesGuatemala: 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 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 lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessDjibouti: 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 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: no storiesBulgaria: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 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 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: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: 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: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 33 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 41 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 887 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 53 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 47 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 1,020 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 25 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Caledonia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 25 in 100 of its 1,784 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cook Islands: 60 in 100 of its 10 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 64 in 100 of its 1,020 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 279 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Norway 53 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 887 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,545 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,239 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,963 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,728 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 786 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 572 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 572 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 361 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 killed4,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica

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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