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62,344 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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Illness in Yaounde, a disaster in Paris and protests in Sandeng (Gambia) drew the news. Burundi's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and France →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostQatar 49 in 100 of its 423 stories, usually 10
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Cameroon

99 of its 136 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yaounde accounted for 85 of Cameroon's 99 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Bird flu was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

1,990 of its 4,894 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,766 of France's 1,990 stories about harm, carried by 1,128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (710 stories). Drought was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

100 of its 194 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 72 of Sandeng's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

156 of its 180 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 119 of Burundi's 156 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Qatar

208 of its 423 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Doha accounted for 158 of Qatar's 208 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

1,013 of its 1,889 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (745 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

155 of its 334 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

402 of its 647 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

120 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

313 of its 399 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 248 of Somalia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Romania (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Peru (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Niger (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 62,344 stories about harm among 278,646 counted on 3 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Mentions of bird flu ran about 7 times their usual in Cameroon's news. In Cameroon, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,646 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 549 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi87 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala74 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1950 Watsonville US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Paris France290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1766 Lucknow India199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Jerusalem Israel172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417

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 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: 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 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsComox, Canada -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 28 outletsMemphis, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 56 outletsOlympia, US -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsLa Trobe, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsSandeng, Gambia -- rights & justice: 72 stories, carried by 97 outletsDublin, Ireland -- conflict & violence: 255 stories, carried by 78 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Comox Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Memphis US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories ● Olympia US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,498 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 13,287 stories · about as usual Health20% 12,159 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 11,312 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,034 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,505 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 killed21,990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected10,104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests7,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,794 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Greece Stories reporting evacuations1,765 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions817 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 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 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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