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17,216 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 illness in Khartoum, arrests in Romania and the avalanche in Switzerland. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 31 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 9
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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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Health

Sudan

55 of its 63 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 30 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cholera was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

52 of its 166 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Switzerland

68 of its 213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Avalanche was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

France

Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, storms and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Hurricane was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with typhoon.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 23 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 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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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Canada (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in UK (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,216 stories about harm among 95,186 counted on 28 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,186 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%. A year earlier, on 28 May 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Israel63 in 100 of its 1,188 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Syria54 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 593 Jerusalem Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Boston US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsLubbock, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsNew Jersey, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lubbock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Shiv India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,673 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,600 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,895 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,307 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 846 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about the usual rate

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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