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30,558 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 Kiev (Ukraine), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Bogota drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the Philippines → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and Yemen →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 95 in 100 of its 956 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

188 of its 248 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kiev accounted for 139 of Ukraine's 188 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. 137 of Kiev's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

231 of its 253 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 176 of Yemen's 231 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Displacement

Colombia

909 of its 956 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 878 of Colombia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,944 of its 2,538 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Yokosuka accounted for 1,798 of Japan's 1,944 stories about harm, carried by 1,321 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,574 stories). Drownings were named in 462 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Yokosuka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

1,598 of its 2,437 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,107 stories). Storms were named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

123 of its 131 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nuugaatsiaq accounted for 116 of Greenland's 123 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Earthquake was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

620 of its 684 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bamako accounted for 580 of Mali's 620 stories about harm, carried by 607 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Türkiye

211 of its 362 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Poisoning was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

118 of its 662 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 52 of Madrid's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

541 of its 983 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (343 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greenland (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Chile (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Benin (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Portugal (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 30,558 stories about harm among 115,724 counted on 18 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the Philippines. Greenland's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 115,724 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia95 in 100 of its 956 stories · usually 33 · mostly displacement Greenland94 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen91 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali91 in 100 of its 684 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq84 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1604 Kabul Afghanistan175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 946 Kiev Ukraine137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Darjeeling India107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsDrumlanrig Castle, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 41 outletsMilledgeville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 25 outletsJacmel, Haiti -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 139 stories, carried by 209 outletsMadrid, Spain -- displacement: 63 stories, carried by 74 outletsUpton, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaroochydore, Australia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 31 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Drumlanrig Castle UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Milledgeville US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories ● Jacmel Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 139 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 7,900 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence25% 7,569 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice19% 5,828 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Health15% 4,531 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,737 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,378 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 859 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 383 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 killed13,484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured5,570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Portugal and Colombia Stories reporting people affected5,517 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations776 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced564 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and Yemen Stories reporting abductions414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq

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
● Feara little less 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.