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41,363 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 Arsal, protests in Hanoi (Vietnam) and people killed in the Bahamas drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 71 in 100 of its 425 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

303 of its 425 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Arsal accounted for 147 of Lebanon's 303 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (241 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Arsal stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

184 of its 498 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 108 of Hanoi's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

53 of its 187 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Romania

75 of its 211 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).

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

Niger

66 of its 74 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabelawa accounted for 47 of Niger's 66 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

105 of its 155 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Abidjan accounted for 80 of Côte d’Ivoire's 105 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

422 of its 648 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 94 of Palestinian Legislative Council's 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (193 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

763 of its 917 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (430 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,140 of its 1,411 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 448 of Syria's 1,140 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (259 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Albania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Guam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 41,363 stories about harm among 187,348 counted on 30 Jun.

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In Lebanon, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 187,348 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 8 times their usual in Japan's news. On 30 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger89 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 917 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,411 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Mali78 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 80 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1919 Beijing China333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 London UK257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1037 Caracas Venezuela212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Hanoi Vietnam108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about twice its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualConjola, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 85 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 82 outletsBouake, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsCrimea, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 58 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 59 outletsColumbia River, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 116 stories, carried by 124 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

● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about twice usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Conjola Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Bouake Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Crimea Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,594 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence21% 8,406 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 7,630 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,424 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,656 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,062 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 killed12,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees949 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 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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