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63,295 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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Violence in Bogota, the heatwave in Romania and protests in Manama (Bahrain) drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Chile and Antarctica → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 79 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

678 of its 926 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 364 of Colombia's 678 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (356 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

66 of its 288 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

290 of its 481 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

218 of its 435 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Yerevan accounted for 175 of Armenia's 218 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Congo

251 of its 329 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

98 of its 229 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

145 of its 187 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

302 of its 1,117 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (213 stories). Hunger was named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

418 of its 905 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 217 of Bangkok's 307 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (166 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Malaysia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (93 of its stories, about 7 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 23 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 63,295 stories about harm among 290,035 counted on 23 Jun.

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In South Korea's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 290,035 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Chile and Antarctica. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Colombia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger88 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 83 · mostly displacement Eritrea87 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Yemen86 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain85 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Antarctica82 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3360 Orlando US869 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1852 Baltimore US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Bangkok Thailand217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Viernheim Germany215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 655

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 lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 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 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 readEritrea: 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: 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWerl, Germany -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 62 outletsAurukun, Australia -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsGabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 36 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 364 stories, carried by 213 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 142 outletsBunschoten, Netherlands -- health: 10 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Werl Germany about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories ● Aurukun Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Gabriel Garcia Marquez Colombia 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 · 364 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 18,630 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence22% 13,803 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health18% 11,325 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 9,490 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,622 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,945 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 868 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 killed19,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,060 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting abductions1,389 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,179 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill284 at about three times the usual rate · most about Chile and Antarctica

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 about as 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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