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39,671 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 violence in Srebrenica, the avalanche in Guatemala and protests in Hanoi (Vietnam). Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 40 in 100 of its 1,787 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

25 of its 30 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Srebrenica accounted for 25 of Bosnia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

231 of its 260 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Pacaya accounted for 115 of Guatemala's 231 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Avalanche was named in 113 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Pacaya stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

214 of its 569 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 66 of Hanoi's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

89 of its 153 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sudan

131 of its 201 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 113 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

721 of its 1,787 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (562 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

322 of its 511 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya, dengue and hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

115 of its 169 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Drought was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominica

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

177 of its 326 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (138 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mali (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Paraguay (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,671 stories about harm among 222,119 counted on 12 Jun.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Bosnia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 222,119 stories, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 12 June 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala89 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic69 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali68 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1101 Jerusalem Israel171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Pyongyang North Korea150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1003 Loudoun County US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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 lessUganda: 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 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: 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 lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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 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 lessKenya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about 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 usualBurundi: 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 usualBambari, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 45 outletsSouth Charleston, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 36 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 113 stories, carried by 124 outletsLouisville, US -- shelter & services: 93 stories, carried by 172 outletsBuea, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsNagrota, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lithuania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bambari Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● South Charleston US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 113 stories ● Louisville US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 93 stories ● Buea Cameroon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,747 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,468 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,640 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,552 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,104 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,392 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,342 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,275 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 killed10,473 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people affected5,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,078 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions953 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations568 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout as 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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