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36,926 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 violence in Cabo Delgado, the hypothermia in Italy and protests in Binh Thuan (Vietnam). Mozambique's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 41 in 100 of its 2,638 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

137 of its 165 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 77 of Mozambique's 137 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Cabo Delgado stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,092 of its 2,638 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Hypothermia was named in 348 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

523 of its 617 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 357 of Syria's 523 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

456 of its 643 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 265 of Afghanistan's 456 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

114 of its 374 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 94 of Mong Kok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

96 of its 105 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bambari accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

165 of its 454 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

38 of its 172 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (174 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (98 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Venezuela (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 36,926 stories about harm among 208,906 counted on 11 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 208,906 stories, below the usual 21. On 11 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Mozambique, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique83 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala80 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 London UK133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 691 Mong Kok Hong Kong94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Beijing China78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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 readSaudi 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 lessGreece: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBambari, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 97 outletsFlorida, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 259 stories, carried by 547 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsWuhan, China -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsArkansas, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 46 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bambari Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories ● Florida US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 259 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Wuhan China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Arkansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,325 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 7,995 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,730 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,833 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,223 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 947 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 killed11,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,498 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,477 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees873 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting abductions596 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations460 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill83 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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