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37,827 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 Jammu, building collapse in Taiwan and drownings in Albania. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 61 in 100 of its 436 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

409 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 188 of Kashmir's 409 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (227 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

65 of its 220 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

154 of its 575 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 80 of Athens' 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Rabies was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Nicaragua

199 of its 221 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 180 of Nicaragua's 199 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 154 of Managua's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Finland

127 of its 284 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

652 of its 1,371 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Nauru

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

332 of its 913 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, flooding and landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Hong Kong (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 37,827 stories about harm among 198,831 counted on 15 Jun.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Hong Kong's news. of the day's 198,831 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. In Kashmir, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua90 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir79 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 790 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives71 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia69 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel369 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1643 Managua Nicaragua154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Gaza Palestine81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Athens Greece80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 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 readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 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: 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 readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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 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 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMuhlenberg County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBucharest, Romania -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 31 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsWindrush, UK -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsNevada, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 40 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Medellin Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Muhlenberg County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bucharest Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Windrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,362 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,416 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 6,218 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,950 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,995 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,199 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 927 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 873 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 killed10,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill225 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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