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38,616 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 protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), abductions in the US and people injured in Mexico. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 6 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 94 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much 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

493 of its 781 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Dhaka accounted for 305 of Bangladesh's 493 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 187 of Dhaka's 305 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

US

18,665 of its 52,443 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,627 stories). Accidents were named in 1,988 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

US over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

298 of its 583 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

132 of its 251 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kiev accounted for 124 of Ukraine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 117 of Kiev's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

77 of its 103 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port Moresby accounted for 69 of Papua New Guinea's 77 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 66 of Port Moresby's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

197 of its 327 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 176 of Lebanon's 197 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Vatican City

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

43 of its 67 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 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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Rights & justice

Israel

707 of its 993 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 530 of Israel's 707 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (396 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in United Arab Emirates (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Togo (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Chile (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 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 12 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 38,616 stories about harm among 144,887 counted on 12 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 164 days held. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 6 times the usual rate. of the day's 144,887 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the United Arab Emirates' news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala94 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Libya80 in 100 of its 559 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 971 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Iraq74 in 100 of its 555 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US759 stories about protests or strikes, of its 8271 Stanford US219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Dhaka Bangladesh187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Cleveland US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Jerusalem Israel168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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: 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: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about twice its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNewport, UK -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 151 outletsAlmaty, Kazakhstan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 124 stories, carried by 111 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsAktobe, Kazakhstan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsRasta, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 10 outletsWorcester, US -- shelter & services: 29 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 99 stories, carried by 183 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

● Chile warmth about twice usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Newport UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Almaty Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 124 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Aktobe Kazakhstan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence42% 15,855 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 9,077 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health12% 4,554 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents9% 3,523 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,238 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 493 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 killed19,908 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured10,893 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests3,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,938 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees496 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.