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10,325 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, rights and justice in Hamburg and people affected in France. Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 56 in 100 of its 352 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

196 of its 352 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

125 of its 364 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hamburg accounted for 92 of Germany's 125 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Hamburg stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

156 of its 536 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

108 of its 321 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 66 of Russia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 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.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

50 of its 137 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 32 of Thailand's 50 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

327 of its 470 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

198 of its 796 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and wildfires.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

17 of its 53 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

82 of its 124 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 36 of Syria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in India (133 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,325 stories about harm among 52,043 counted on 24 May.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. of the day's 52,043 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Australia's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 24 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine56 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba41 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Dhaka Bangladesh26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Manhattan US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,497 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,491 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,929 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 1,817 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 547 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 234 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 195 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 killed2,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia

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
● 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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