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54,172 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 violence in Aktobe, rights and justice in Darfur and the cyclone in New Zealand. Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 90 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

225 of its 305 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Aktobe accounted for 157 of Kazakhstan's 225 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktobe stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

141 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Darfur accounted for 103 of Sudan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

405 of its 1,534 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (207 stories). Cyclone was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

482 of its 737 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 220 of Dhaka's 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,547 of its 2,074 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,056 of Israel's 1,547 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (647 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

162 of its 213 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 110 of Somalia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

175 of its 490 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

86 of its 100 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Niamey accounted for 68 of Niger's 86 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

322 of its 625 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

103 of its 282 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Bermuda (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Angola (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Belgium (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Austria (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 54,172 stories about harm among 270,713 counted on 10 Jun.

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Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Bermuda's news. of the day's 270,713 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kazakhstan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives90 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Niger86 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2101 Dhaka Bangladesh220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Delhi India156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 769 Manbij Syria150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Sydney Australia137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395

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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- other: 27 stories, carried by 26 outletsNepean, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 67 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 45 stories, carried by 34 outletsFresno, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsAktobe, Kazakhstan -- conflict & violence: 157 stories, carried by 119 outletsYulin, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsBogota, Colombia -- health: 34 stories, carried by 35 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 27 stories ● Nepean Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Fresno US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Aktobe Kazakhstan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 157 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,782 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,282 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,833 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,122 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,492 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,962 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,389 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,193 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 killed16,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill102 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 softer 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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