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24,134 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), the cyclone in Yemen and power cuts in Germany. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 92 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

86 of its 123 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 69 of Venezuela's 86 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 65 of Caracas' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

179 of its 208 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Socotra accounted for 123 of Yemen's 179 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Cyclone was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Socotra stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

283 of its 1,185 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Algeria

123 of its 133 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Algiers accounted for 116 of Algeria's 123 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories).

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

Mali

64 of its 73 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bamako accounted for 58 of Mali's 64 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 54 of Bamako's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

249 of its 553 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 192 of Kenya's 249 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Building collapse was named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

76 of its 88 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

254 of its 277 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Managua accounted for 157 of Nicaragua's 254 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 89 of Managua's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

136 of its 161 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

183 of its 337 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Kenya (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Guatemala (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (27 of its stories, about 4 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 3 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 24,134 stories about harm among 114,035 counted on 3 Jun.

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Mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 114,035 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Venezuela's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 3 June 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Puerto Rico, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria92 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali88 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala86 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484 Amman Jordan114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Chicago US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Managua Nicaragua89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Riyadh Saudi Arabia86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNewquay, UK -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 112 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 51 outletsLjubljana, Slovenia -- rights & justice: 77 stories, carried by 71 outletsCookham, UK -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 82 outletsSkopje, North Macedonia -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsEast Hampton, US -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 138 outletsTexas, US -- conflict & violence: 71 stories, carried by 117 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 70 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

● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Newquay UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories ● Ljubljana Slovenia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 77 stories ● Cookham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Skopje North Macedonia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,835 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence22% 5,112 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,519 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,148 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given10% 2,330 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 762 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 573 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 331 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 killed9,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced114 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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