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44,876 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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Protests in Kabul (Afghanistan), illness in Kapoeta and violence in Kolofata drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 78 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

976 of its 1,154 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 945 of Afghanistan's 976 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. 727 of Kabul's 945 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

South Sudan

316 of its 388 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kapoeta accounted for 192 of South Sudan's 316 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Cholera was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kapoeta stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

155 of its 200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kolofata accounted for 108 of Cameroon's 155 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Kolofata stories →
Rights & justice

Bahamas

45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Philippines

2,810 of its 3,998 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Manila accounted for 1,789 of the Philippines' 2,810 stories about harm, carried by 960 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

84 of its 179 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 33 of Rabat's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

57 of Phnom Penh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

154 of its 319 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 137 of Cuba's 154 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 117 of Havana's 137 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

64 of its 99 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 30 of Manama's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (80 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (63 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Haiti (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (98 of its stories, about 6 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 2 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 44,876 stories about harm among 224,473 counted on 2 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 224,473 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual in Congo's news. A year earlier, on 2 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger85 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,154 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic82 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan727 stories about protests or strikes, of its 945 Washington US278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1828 Paris France264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Belgrade 134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Caracas Venezuela131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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 readSierra 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times 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 usualPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 81 stories, carried by 77 outletsLong Island, US -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsKoblenz, Germany -- conflict & violence: 158 stories, carried by 231 outletsAbala, Niger -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBoise, US -- disasters & accidents: 159 stories, carried by 133 outletsMarondera, Zimbabwe -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuderim, Australia -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 29 outletsMendig, Germany -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 23 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Equatorial Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 81 stories ● Long Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Koblenz Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 158 stories ● Abala Niger about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 159 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,075 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 10,209 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence23% 10,096 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,720 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,225 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,153 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 killed15,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions607 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Cameroon Stories reporting evacuations326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan

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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