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33,867 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 avalanche in Indonesia, rights and justice in Shkodra and violence in Algiers drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 76 in 100 of its 686 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

521 of its 686 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (439 stories). Avalanche was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

132 of its 262 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Shkodra accounted for 132 of Albania's 132 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Shkodra stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

178 of its 316 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 150 of Algeria's 178 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Protests & strikes

Japan

588 of its 1,279 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 330 of Okinawa's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Okinawa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,207 of its 2,964 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (714 stories). Cyclone was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, helicopter crash and hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

62 of its 88 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

78 of its 246 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 19 of Causeway Bay's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

195 of its 597 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

96 of its 185 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

534 of its 681 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Fallujah accounted for 471 of Iraq's 534 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Malaysia (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (46 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Russia (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 33,867 stories about harm among 141,066 counted on 19 Jun.

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Mentions of helicopter crash ran about 8 times their usual in Malaysia's news. In Indonesia, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 141,066 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger90 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 839 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Okinawa Japan330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Orlando US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1952 Istanbul Türkiye212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1034 Phoenix US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266

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: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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 readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSurat, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsNiantic, US -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 45 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 80 stories, carried by 11 outletsMadrid, Spain -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsSierra Nevada, US -- disasters & accidents: 35 stories, carried by 45 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mogadishu Somalia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Surat India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Niantic US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 10,083 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice26% 8,543 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,877 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health13% 4,285 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,206 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,234 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 765 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 405 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 killed13,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,659 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured3,887 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests3,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced550 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting abductions482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka

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
● 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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