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12,015 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 Kyiv, rights and justice in Baku and the avalanche in Switzerland. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 53 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 28
RegionOceania 21 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

219 of its 416 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 167 of Ukraine's 219 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Azerbaijan

57 of its 181 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Baku accounted for 32 of Azerbaijan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

244 of its 653 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 178 of Russia's 244 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

169 of its 254 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 145 of Palestine's 169 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

653 of its 962 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jerusalem accounted for 145 of Israel's 653 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Senegal

9 of its 19 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

20 of its 66 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in India (247 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in France (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,015 stories about harm among 62,889 counted on 26 May.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the fourth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,889 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 May 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 962 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela46 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Manhattan US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Dhaka Bangladesh18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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 readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 653 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,821 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 2,531 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,133 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 457 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed3,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions379 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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
● Griefa little more than 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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