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12,527 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 Tenerife, violence in Beirut and people displaced in Kathmandu. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 41 in 100 of its 632 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Spain

262 of its 632 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tenerife accounted for 150 of Spain's 262 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (131 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Tenerife stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

64 of its 95 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 64 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Nepal

57 of its 112 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 48 of Nepal's 57 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Thailand

53 of its 153 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 36 of Thailand's 53 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

129 of its 587 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Benin

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

158 of its 449 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

32 of its 69 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in India (104 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in France (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in US (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in UK (11 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 11 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 12,527 stories about harm among 70,726 counted on 11 May.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Spain. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 70,726 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Spain stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal51 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 26 · mostly displacement Malawi51 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Israel50 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Beijing China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 13 outletsDonegal, Ireland -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 29 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 24 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 16 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

● Kampala Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Donegal Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 3,882 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 2,761 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,716 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,614 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 756 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 644 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 436 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 killed3,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations404 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.