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40,549 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Beirut, the hunger in Somalia and protests in Gaza (Palestine). France'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.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPanama 59 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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 →
Displacement

Lebanon

174 of its 310 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 123 of Lebanon's 174 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

199 of its 236 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

439 of its 725 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 155 of Gaza's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

France

1,037 of its 3,503 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (799 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

483 of its 620 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Idlib accounted for 221 of Syria's 483 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 1,011 of Israel's 1,281 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. 880 of Jerusalem's 1,011 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (549 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

164 of its 579 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Drought was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Greece

175 of its 613 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Albania

48 of its 89 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Singapore

171 of its 946 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 62 of Sentosa Island's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Venezuela (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 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 8 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 40,549 stories about harm among 197,811 counted on 8 Jun.

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Argentina's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,811 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Lebanon stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 8 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 783 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia84 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 86 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel880 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011 Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Gaza Palestine155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Phoenix US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Pune India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualSanta Fe High School, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaidstone, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 80 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 37 outletsPrague, Czechia -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 47 outletsKaysersberg, France -- health: 39 stories, carried by 39 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- rights & justice: 89 stories, carried by 17 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Santa Fe High School US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Maidstone UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,074 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,693 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 6,499 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,670 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,294 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 774 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 killed13,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,485 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced489 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations454 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting abductions450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cyprus

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 more 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.