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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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 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 storiesSaudi 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 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: 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 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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: no storiesAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 32 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 510 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 30 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 65 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 962 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 28 in 100 of its 4,810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 31 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 86 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 68 in 100 of its 962 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 254 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 416 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 37 in 100 of its 653 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 35 in 100 of its 801 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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 →

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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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