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52,258 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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Violence in Paris, people killed in Jordan and protests in Yaounde (Cameroon) drew the news. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read 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 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBotswana 53 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

France

1,362 of its 4,004 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,191 of France's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 1,175 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (600 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jordan

127 of its 322 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Australia

2,687 of its 10,027 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Hepatitis was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

6,679 of its 17,969 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,014 of its 1,286 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Raqqa accounted for 673 of Syria's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 137 of Egypt's 196 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (71 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

83 of its 101 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 55 of Mali's 83 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,485 of its 4,526 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Iraq (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Iceland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Egypt (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 52,258 stories about harm among 231,300 counted on 6 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 231,300 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news. In France, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 6 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali82 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,286 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 1,107 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ganzhou China332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2322 London UK242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4680 Kabul Afghanistan216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 683 Raqqa Syria212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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 lessSomalia: 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 readSeychelles: 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 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 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 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 readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualTurks & Caicos Islands: warmth about its own usualWest Virginia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 39 outletsThunder Bay, Canada -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsWyoming, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 36 outletsCalgary, Canada -- shelter & services: 30 stories, carried by 24 outletsKaziranga, India -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Thunder Bay Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 16,213 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 11,975 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 9,907 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,414 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,288 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 889 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 killed18,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,740 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests6,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations703 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Australia Stories reporting refugees480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced322 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.