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34,579 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Yerevan, protests in Deir Ezzor (Syria) and refugees in Kenya. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 79 in 100 of its 253 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 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

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

800 of its 1,003 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yerevan accounted for 632 of Armenia's 800 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (502 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

390 of its 479 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 53 of Deir Ezzor's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Deir Ezzor stories →
Displacement

Kenya

138 of its 378 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with road crashes.

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

Jordan

158 of its 273 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Amman accounted for 112 of Jordan's 158 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

515 of its 631 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 474 of Somalia's 515 stories about harm, carried by 548 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 100 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mopti accounted for 88 of Mali's 92 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

162 of its 283 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Typhoon was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

411 of its 581 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 182 of Istanbul's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (171 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

138 of its 243 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Palestine (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Sudan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in Namibia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Indonesia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 34,579 stories about harm among 147,296 counted on 26 Jun.

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In Palestine's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 147,296 stories, above the usual 22. It was the third day running that the news turned to Armenia. In Armenia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Armenia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali92 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,169 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Sacramento US356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Delhi India191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAguablanca, Colombia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 41 outletsMarib, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 73 outletsCincinnati, US -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 74 outletsStafford Creek, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsFatehgarh Sahib, India -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 18 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 140 outletsRanchi, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- displacement: 35 stories, carried by 18 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

● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguablanca Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Marib Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories ● Cincinnati US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories ● Stafford Creek US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Fatehgarh Sahib India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 9,067 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 9,040 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 7,003 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,659 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,257 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 379 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 killed13,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting people displaced485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Angola and the US

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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