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38,854 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 protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), plane crash in Romania and violence in Istanbul. Romania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 87 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 14
RegionSouth Asia 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

5,719 of its 6,149 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Dhaka accounted for 5,408 of Bangladesh's 5,719 stories about harm, carried by 1,951 outlets. 3,026 of Dhaka's 5,408 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,623 stories). Building collapse was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

90 of its 189 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

670 of its 876 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Istanbul accounted for 563 of Türkiye's 670 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Slovakia

96 of its 110 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bratislava accounted for 96 of Slovakia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

126 of its 165 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 126 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 83 of Yangon's 108 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

113 of its 368 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 73 of Stockholm's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

745 of its 1,900 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Dengue was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

204 of its 461 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

470 of its 590 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Guinea-Bissau (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (90 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Bosnia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jul. 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 38,854 stories about harm among 156,429 counted on 2 Jul.

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Abductions were reported at about 10 times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 156,429 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. In Tajikistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh93 in 100 of its 6,149 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Mali88 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia87 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh3026 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5408 Damascus Syria207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 London UK110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Delhi India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsKarlovy Vary, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSighet, Romania -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsDelta County, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 73 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 82 stories, carried by 99 outletsMenaka, Mali -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 81 outletsNadda, India -- health: 30 stories, carried by 22 outletsParis, France -- conflict & violence: 266 stories, carried by 238 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Karlovy Vary Czechia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Sighet Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Delta County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 82 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 12,588 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice31% 11,651 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health14% 5,160 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 4,448 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,221 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 794 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 557 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 killed18,713 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people injured6,737 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people affected6,323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions5,743 at about 10 times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests4,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Angola

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.