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61,473 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and the drought in Eswatini. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 88 in 100 of its 690 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

570 of its 767 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 296 of Afghanistan's 570 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (177 stories). Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Eswatini

26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Malawi

125 of its 238 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 18 of Machinga's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,396 of its 2,302 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,017 of Israel's 1,396 stories about harm, carried by 836 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (654 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

126 of its 296 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,144 of its 1,699 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (623 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

367 of its 620 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 312 of Venezuela's 367 stories about harm, carried by 281 outlets. 283 of Caracas' 312 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

66 of its 139 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zambia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 61,473 stories about harm among 295,782 counted on 8 Jun.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 295,782 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea88 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Burundi88 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Eritrea87 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea545 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Washington US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2649 Caracas Venezuela283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Aleppo Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Istanbul Türkiye184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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 readBurundi: 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 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 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 lessArgentina: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsMississippi, US -- disasters & accidents: 69 stories, carried by 95 outletsLeon County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsOcean Shores, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- displacement: 37 stories, carried by 18 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

● India warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 69 stories ● Leon County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 19,762 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 11,983 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,586 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,167 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,202 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,446 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,324 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 killed18,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,061 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Eritrea and the US Stories reporting evacuations626 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and Australia Stories reporting people displaced471 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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