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62,077 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 news turned to wildfires in Cyprus, violence in Amman and protests in Nochixtlan (Mexico). Jordan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 80 in 100 of its 348 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 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

277 of its 348 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Troodos accounted for 196 of Cyprus' 277 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Wildfires were named in 211 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Troodos stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

626 of its 924 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amman accounted for 457 of Jordan's 626 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

666 of its 1,535 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 201 of Nochixtlan's 204 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 115 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Nochixtlan stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

161 of its 228 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger 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
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

676 of its 822 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 392 of Afghanistan's 676 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

136 of its 213 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

606 of its 864 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

668 of its 1,241 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 618 of Belgium's 668 stories about harm, carried by 614 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

105 of its 142 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

127 of its 230 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in China (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Yemen (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in South Korea (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 62,077 stories about harm among 286,050 counted on 21 Jun.

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Cyprus stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 286,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Cyprus. Cyprus' news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 353 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 822 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus80 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 1,162 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2457 Cairo Egypt244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2314 Nochixtlan Mexico201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Yulin China196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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 lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBarbados: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualUpper Nile, South Sudan -- displacement: 61 stories, carried by 58 outletsNuer, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 24 outletsGurkha, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsRockledge, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsDavao, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 23 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsDiablo Canyon, US -- disasters & accidents: 216 stories, carried by 244 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Upper Nile South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 61 stories ● Nuer South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Gurkha Nepal about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Rockledge US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 17,549 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 15,240 stories · about as usual Health18% 11,048 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,302 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,598 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,712 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 992 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 killed20,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,374 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,191 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting evacuations1,077 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting abductions1,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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