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33,133 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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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in Jersey and violence in Damascus drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 81 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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

Bangladesh

771 of its 1,015 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dhaka accounted for 512 of Bangladesh's 771 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 413 of Dhaka's 512 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (483 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

54 of its 123 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jersey over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,422 of its 1,641 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Damascus accounted for 813 of Syria's 1,422 stories about harm, carried by 830 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (612 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

South Korea

175 of its 437 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Egypt

358 of its 524 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Cairo accounted for 259 of Egypt's 358 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 218 of Cairo's 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

United Arab Emirates

95 of its 339 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 49 of Dubai's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

141 of its 341 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

598 of its 1,407 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

96 of its 118 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 17 of Manama's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

782 of its 1,000 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 634 of Israel's 782 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (232 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in United Arab Emirates (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in South Africa (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Spain (10 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 11 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 33,133 stories about harm among 158,460 counted on 11 Jun.

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In Jersey's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 158,460 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 1,641 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain81 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Israel78 in 100 of its 1,000 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Manbij Syria222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Cairo Egypt218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Damascus Syria193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 813 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 885

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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readAksai 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualAktobe, Kazakhstan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 22 outletsOslo, Norway -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsOhio, US -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 43 outletsNewport, UK -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 126 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsBoise, US -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsDavao, Philippines -- rights & justice: 88 stories, carried by 10 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

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

Warmest events

● Aktobe Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Ohio US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Newport UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,060 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence24% 7,668 stories · about as usual Health18% 5,892 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,425 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,188 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 842 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 794 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 622 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 killed10,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions293 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations212 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than 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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