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32,771 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 news turned to building collapse in Saudi Arabia, refugees in Uganda and rights and justice in Amman. Jordan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 78 in 100 of its 1,380 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,081 of its 1,380 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mecca accounted for 957 of Saudi Arabia's 1,081 stories about harm, carried by 686 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (852 stories). Building collapse was named in 359 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Displacement

Uganda

155 of its 240 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories). Meningitis was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

132 of its 253 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 124 of Jordan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

983 of its 2,853 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Heavy rain was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

207 of its 276 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Caracas accounted for 132 of Venezuela's 207 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 123 of Caracas' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kashmir

193 of its 314 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jammu accounted for 140 of Kashmir's 193 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,119 of its 1,806 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Namibia

24 of its 46 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

170 of its 625 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

33 of its 80 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Bulgaria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in South Africa (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 32,771 stories about harm among 131,812 counted on 24 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 131,812 stories, above the usual 23. Mentions of meningitis ran more than ten times their usual in Uganda's news. In Saudi Arabia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 June 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia84 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia78 in 100 of its 1,380 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela75 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mecca Saudi Arabia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 957 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 Istanbul Türkiye173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Caracas Venezuela123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: 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 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKenya: 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 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 lessIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessWestern 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBeirut, Lebanon -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsLos Alamos, US -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 89 outletsCatatumbo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 112 stories, carried by 114 outletsMaroda, India -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 79 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPatenga, Bangladesh -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 957 stories, carried by 686 outletsManchester, UK -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 198 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Beirut Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Los Alamos US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 52 stories ● Catatumbo Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 112 stories ● Maroda India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,569 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,022 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,523 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,835 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement7% 2,110 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,023 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 903 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 336 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 killed11,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people affected4,968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured3,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,634 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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