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10,325 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 storiesGrenada: 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: no storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesDjibouti: 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 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCape 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 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 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 lessAngola: no storiesAndorra: 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 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 873 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)India: 29 in 100 of its 3,876 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 29 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Caledonia: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 56 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 70 in 100 of its 470 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 66 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 56 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 39 in 100 of its 752 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 38 in 100 of its 290 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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