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30,345 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 Phnom Penh (Cambodia), people injured in Germany and illness in Sanaa. Germany's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGermany 60 in 100 of its 1,122 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Cambodia

83 of its 119 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 76 of Cambodia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 71 of Phnom Penh's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

673 of its 1,122 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Yemen

256 of its 280 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 182 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (190 stories).

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

187 of its 588 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). HIV 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
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

1,070 of its 1,216 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 1,022 of Afghanistan's 1,070 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. 848 of Kabul's 1,022 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,727 of its 2,625 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Manila accounted for 1,004 of the Philippines' 1,727 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,421 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

113 of its 196 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

80 of its 141 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 44 of al-Hoceima's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

43 of its 73 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

55 of its 179 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in South Sudan (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Iran (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 30,345 stories about harm among 128,807 counted on 3 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 128,807 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of measles ran about 8 times their usual in South Sudan's news. In Cambodia, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. On 3 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,216 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain83 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan848 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022 Nebraska US524 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1001 Raqqa Syria107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Caracas Venezuela92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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: 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 lessSomaliland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualForked River, US -- health: 58 stories, carried by 58 outletsNurburg, Germany -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 50 outletsIzmir, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 56 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 76 stories, carried by 104 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 234 stories, carried by 184 outletsLong Island, US -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsKalutara, Sri Lanka -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 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 ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Forked River US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories ● Nurburg Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Izmir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 76 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 234 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 8,838 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 7,489 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 6,130 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,746 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,832 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 818 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 565 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 496 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 killed11,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,648 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced466 at about twice the usual rate · most about Yemen and Jordan Stories reporting abductions321 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees250 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting evacuations236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill78 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.