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47,016 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 Kabul, protests in al-Hoceima (Morocco) and the ebola in Haiti. Austria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNiger 84 in 100 of its 291 stories, usually 43
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Afghanistan

1,356 of its 1,588 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 1,206 of Afghanistan's 1,356 stories about harm, carried by 721 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Earthquake was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

95 of its 166 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 40 of al-Hoceima's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Al-Hoceima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

107 of its 144 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

69 of its 201 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Niger

244 of its 291 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 97 of Niger's 244 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

2,370 of its 4,127 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (275 stories). Dengue was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, rabies and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

59 of its 74 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 13 of Mahou's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

40 of its 67 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Algiers accounted for 31 of Algeria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Health

Guinea-Bissau

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

233 of its 354 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (152 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guinea-Bissau (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 47,016 stories about harm among 236,123 counted on 1 Jun.

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The news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 236,123 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Afghanistan, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 72% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over May, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in May 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,588 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 87 · mostly displacement Niger84 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti74 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2142 Kabul Afghanistan142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1206 Philadelphia US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Huajian China128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Raqqa Syria118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: 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 readDenmark: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualKhorasan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 53 outletsBrooklyn, US -- rights & justice: 226 stories, carried by 171 outletsFaribault, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbala, Niger -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsBrighton, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsBuderim, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsNuba, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khorasan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 226 stories ● Faribault US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Toowoomba Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Abala Niger about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,526 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 11,176 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,927 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,998 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,211 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,328 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,165 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 killed15,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,490 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured5,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced619 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Israel Stories reporting refugees586 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.