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62,259 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 news turned to violence in Fallujah, people killed in Guinea and protests in Manama (Bahrain). Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Uruguay →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 91 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,166 of its 1,519 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Fallujah accounted for 1,062 of Iraq's 1,166 stories about harm, carried by 976 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (245 stories). Hurricane was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Fallujah stories →
Health

Guinea

206 of its 227 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

81 of its 97 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ouagadougou accounted for 79 of Burkina Faso's 81 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

614 of its 752 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 518 of Somalia's 614 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

245 of its 321 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sirte accounted for 136 of Libya's 245 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

293 of its 379 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 16 of Dongola's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Spain (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Romania (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iran (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
23 in 10018 in 1003 May10 May17 May24 May1 Jun3 May: 19 in 1004 May: 20 in 1005 May: 20 in 1006 May: 18 in 1007 May: 21 in 1008 May: 22 in 1009 May: 20 in 10010 May: 20 in 10011 May: 19 in 10012 May: 19 in 10013 May: 19 in 10014 May: 22 in 10015 May: 22 in 10016 May: 19 in 10017 May: 20 in 10018 May: 20 in 10019 May: 20 in 10020 May: 20 in 10021 May: 22 in 10022 May: 23 in 10023 May: 21 in 10024 May: 20 in 10025 May: 20 in 10026 May: 20 in 10027 May: 21 in 10028 May: 22 in 10029 May: 23 in 10030 May: 22 in 10031 May: 21 in 1001 Jun: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jun. 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 62,259 stories about harm among 302,436 counted on 1 Jun.

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Mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 302,436 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Uruguay. Iraq's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%. Over May, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea91 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Burkina Faso84 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 752 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire77 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Mali77 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Los Angeles US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1498 Cincinnati US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1777 Jerusalem Israel233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 28 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 136 stories, carried by 168 outletsOslo, Norway -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsBueng Kan, Thailand -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 151 outletsNusaybin, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnn Arbor, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- food & livelihood: 22 stories, carried by 19 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 136 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Bueng Kan Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Merseyside UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 16,266 stories · about as usual Health22% 13,218 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 12,428 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 5,024 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,208 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,936 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,329 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 killed20,102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions643 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced437 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill275 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Uruguay

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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