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59,429 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 the heatwave in Cyprus, protests in Nochixtlan (Mexico) and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and China → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 83 in 100 of its 231 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Cyprus

192 of its 231 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Heatwave was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

1,065 of its 1,708 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 388 of Nochixtlan's 397 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Tropical storm was named in 266 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Nochixtlan stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

698 of its 1,127 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 614 of Iran's 698 stories about harm, carried by 653 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

252 of its 362 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kathmandu accounted for 172 of Nepal's 252 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

72 of its 93 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 61 of Tunisia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,462 of its 1,692 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 1,217 of Afghanistan's 1,462 stories about harm, carried by 735 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,009 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

413 of its 766 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Dengue was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

96 of its 338 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 35 of Bucharest's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

151 of Dhaka's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Cape Verde

43 of its 44 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Ebola was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Cape Verde (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Antarctica (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (104 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Congo (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Ireland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 59,429 stories about harm among 255,077 counted on 20 Jun.

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In Cyprus, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 255,077 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Cape Verde's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 1,692 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus83 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria83 in 100 of its 1,334 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Tunisia77 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US695 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3393 Washington US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1886 Nochixtlan Mexico388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Tehran Iran203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Philadelphia US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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. 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 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 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 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 lessCanada: 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: 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 lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: 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: too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSt Vincent: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualWatford City, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 68 stories, carried by 86 outletsSheboygan, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 27 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 24 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- displacement: 132 stories, carried by 159 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 17 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- displacement: 330 stories, carried by 254 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 33 outletsYulin, China -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 29 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Watford City US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 68 stories ● Sheboygan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 132 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 15,872 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 15,346 stories · about as usual Health16% 9,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,550 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,533 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 3,123 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,640 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,043 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 killed20,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,750 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,624 at about three times the usual rate · most about Syria and China Stories reporting abductions869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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