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39,610 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 Hayfa (Saudi Arabia), violence in Derna and rights and justice in Kamnik drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 81 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

180 of its 333 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 52 of Hayfa's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Hunger was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Hayfa stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

192 of its 223 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Derna accounted for 117 of Libya's 192 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Health

Gambia

71 of its 145 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). HIV was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Venezuela

187 of its 356 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 152 of Venezuela's 187 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 142 of Caracas' 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

126 of its 155 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

56 of its 166 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

110 of its 129 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 88 of Somalia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 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.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

22 of its 52 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 16 of Tbilisi's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

158 of its 257 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Hungary (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Nepal (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 39,610 stories about harm among 211,120 counted on 1 Jun.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 December 2017. Saudi Arabia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 211,120 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 1 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Over May, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in May 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya86 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives81 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 86 · mostly health Yemen73 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1625 Gaza Palestine180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Caracas Venezuela142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Jerusalem Israel136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Bethlehem Palestine126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 readColombia: 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 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrooklyn, US -- disasters & accidents: 69 stories, carried by 81 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 174 stories, carried by 201 outletsYeovil, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBogota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKamnik, Slovenia -- rights & justice: 103 stories, carried by 124 outletsAnnapolis Valley, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsBanffshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 36 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Maldives warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Brooklyn US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 69 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 174 stories ● Yeovil UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,637 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,689 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,487 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,092 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,389 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,355 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 816 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 killed10,921 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,015 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees484 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations290 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced233 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon Stories reporting people falling ill170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.