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24,421 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 Gaza, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and homes and services in Boka Kotorska drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 85 in 100 of its 755 stories, usually 49
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

641 of its 755 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 395 of Palestine's 641 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (378 stories). Road crashes were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

178 of its 254 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 31 of Baghdad's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

120 of its 609 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Somalia

517 of its 540 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 449 of Somalia's 517 stories about harm, carried by 767 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Singapore

231 of its 749 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 189 of Sentosa Island's 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

66 of its 114 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 49 of Addis Ababa's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

614 of its 837 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 404 of Afghanistan's 614 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

56 of its 138 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 17 of Kathmandu's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Spain

135 of its 709 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in North Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Guyana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 7 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 9 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 24,421 stories about harm among 114,025 counted on 9 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 114,025 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Palestine for the second day running. Palestine's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. A year earlier, on 9 June 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia96 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala86 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine85 in 100 of its 755 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Dallas US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Sentosa Island Singapore189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Hebron Palestine182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Portland US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessCameroon: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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 usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: 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 usualKutupalong, Bangladesh -- displacement: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsBaquba, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsGrand Forks, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 88 stories, carried by 140 outletsVilledieu, France -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 78 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 50 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 31 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsRobben Island, South Africa -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 39 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kutupalong Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 28 stories ● Baquba Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Grand Forks US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 88 stories ● Villedieu France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,054 stories · about as usual Health22% 5,173 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 4,344 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,965 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,818 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 782 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 515 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 343 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 killed8,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting arrests3,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about three 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 much harsher than 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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