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39,791 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 violence in Srebrenica and Kiev and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan). Bosnia's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 91 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Bosnia

123 of its 135 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Srebrenica accounted for 120 of Bosnia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

380 of its 562 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 75 of Islamabad's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Ukraine

642 of its 1,287 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kiev accounted for 534 of Ukraine's 642 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

191 of its 387 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (135 stories). Hunger was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Papua New Guinea

72 of its 150 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Moresby accounted for 61 of Papua New Guinea's 72 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 54 of Port Moresby's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

360 of its 571 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mesetas accounted for 233 of Colombia's 360 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Tanzania

133 of its 245 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Niger

126 of its 137 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Seguedine accounted for 55 of Niger's 126 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

154 of its 596 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

212 of its 1,012 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Africa (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 39,791 stories about harm among 186,743 counted on 27 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 186,743 stories, below the usual 23. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Bosnia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 27 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bosnia91 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 2,140 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2151 Shayrat Syria164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Damascus Syria127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Ramallah Palestine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: 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 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 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: 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 lessEgypt: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 41 outletsKokomo, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 49 outletsLogansport, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsShenyang, China -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 66 outletsMesetas, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 233 stories, carried by 204 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 23 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

● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories ● Kokomo US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● Logansport US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 31 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,744 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health22% 8,436 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 8,025 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,779 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,439 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed11,420 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,112 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations947 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill411 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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
● Griefa little less 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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