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53,891 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 Sofia, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and refugees in the Czechia. Bulgaria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 68 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 16
RegionEurope 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

108 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sofia accounted for 93 of Bulgaria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

129 of its 163 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 97 of Haiti's 129 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 93 of Port-au-Prince's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Displacement

Czechia

68 of its 203 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

151 of its 165 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Jordan

85 of its 208 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 53 of King Faisal Air Base's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

11,277 of its 22,615 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6,114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

193 of its 294 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

76 of its 209 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 31 of Banjul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

117 of its 158 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 117 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Romania

22 of its 83 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Canada (338 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 32 the day before
32 in 10019 in 1007 May14 May21 May28 May5 Jun7 May: 24 in 1008 May: 20 in 1009 May: 20 in 10010 May: 20 in 10011 May: 19 in 10012 May: 20 in 10013 May: 22 in 10014 May: 20 in 10015 May: 20 in 10016 May: 20 in 10017 May: 20 in 10018 May: 20 in 10019 May: 21 in 10020 May: 22 in 10021 May: 22 in 10022 May: 20 in 10023 May: 26 in 10024 May: 23 in 10025 May: 22 in 10026 May: 22 in 10027 May: 25 in 10028 May: 26 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 10031 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 20 in 1002 Jun: 20 in 1003 Jun: 24 in 1004 Jun: 32 in 1005 Jun: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 53,891 stories about harm among 218,876 counted on 5 Jun.

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Bulgaria's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Bulgaria for the second day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 218,876 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen81 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti79 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Maldives74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US649 stories about protests or strikes, of its 777 London UK464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 8405 Washington US372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1910 Caracas Venezuela246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Chicago US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readChina: 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: 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 lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times 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 its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualSeeiso, Lesotho -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsRichmond, US -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 29 outletsRapid City, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSan Jose del Guaviare, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsManchester, UK -- conflict & violence: 1,473 stories, carried by 1,328 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 20 outletsPrague, Czechia -- displacement: 47 stories, carried by 36 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 42 stories, carried by 47 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

● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Seeiso Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Richmond US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Rapid City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● San Jose del Guaviare Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 1,473 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 20,029 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice20% 10,824 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 8,842 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,217 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,042 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 985 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 killed22,444 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured10,948 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests8,219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected4,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Australia Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter of 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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