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36,273 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 violence in Yerevan, protests in Saihat (Saudi Arabia) and people killed in Rwanda. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Somalia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 81 in 100 of its 1,079 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

874 of its 1,079 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yerevan accounted for 571 of Armenia's 874 stories about harm, carried by 513 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (394 stories). Flooding was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

109 of its 138 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (92 stories). Natural hazards were named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

210 of its 604 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (124 stories). Diphtheria was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Tunisia

61 of its 76 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 49 of Tunisia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

848 of its 900 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 780 of Somalia's 848 stories about harm, carried by 758 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

298 of its 550 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 203 of Iran's 298 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

25 of its 55 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

231 of its 373 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

177 of its 194 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Spain (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Peru (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (66 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tuberculosis in Switzerland (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 36,273 stories about harm among 163,523 counted on 25 Jun.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 163,523 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Somalia. In Armenia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 900 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya91 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Armenia81 in 100 of its 1,079 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1092 Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1176 Cincinnati US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Manbij Syria157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 San Francisco US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCorinto, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 45 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsCincinnati, US -- rights & justice: 225 stories, carried by 255 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 51 outletsSan Francisco, US -- conflict & violence: 217 stories, carried by 279 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsCleethorpes, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 120 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 ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Corinto Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Lashkar India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Cincinnati US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 225 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,395 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 8,676 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,762 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health17% 6,093 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,284 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 626 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 560 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 killed14,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,086 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting abductions699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees665 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.