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62,014 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 protests in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), violence in Ankara and arrests in China. Türkiye's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMoldova 86 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

111 of its 138 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dushanbe accounted for 89 of Tajikistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 76 of Dushanbe's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,242 of its 1,768 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ankara accounted for 914 of Türkiye's 1,242 stories about harm, carried by 553 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (760 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

China

1,173 of its 5,624 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (193 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Moldova

90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Chisinau accounted for 62 of Moldova's 90 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

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

Somalia

847 of its 936 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 650 of Somalia's 847 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (473 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

178 of its 201 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. 49 of Sanaa's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

148 of its 265 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 43 of Sandeng's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (123 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

1,323 of its 4,003 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (122 stories). Power cuts were named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Venezuela

357 of its 674 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 261 of Venezuela's 357 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (239 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (159 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 62,014 stories about harm among 298,840 counted on 2 Jun.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 298,840 stories, as usual. Tajikistan's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Somalia90 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Moldova86 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Jerusalem Israel260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Los Angeles US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1209 Chicago US241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 812 Ahmedabad India203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 22 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 90 stories, carried by 77 outletsBemba, Congo -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 29 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 30 outletsYork County, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsDieppe, Canada -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 25 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 90 stories ● Bemba Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,682 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 13,282 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 12,554 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 9,224 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,839 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,818 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,668 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 killed20,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions653 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations525 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced455 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people falling ill197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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