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24,277 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 Caracas, road crashes in Bolivia and protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 78 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

270 of its 346 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 144 of Venezuela's 270 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Gas explosion was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

37 of its 41 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Potosi accounted for 31 of Bolivia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Potosi stories →
Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

39 of its 55 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Port Moresby accounted for 35 of Papua New Guinea's 39 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 35 of Port Moresby's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

483 of its 952 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

256 of its 280 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 227 of Nicaragua's 256 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 172 of Managua's 227 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

116 of its 220 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 29 of Rahim Uddin's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

498 of its 940 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

378 of its 821 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Heavy rain was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

South Africa

233 of its 621 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

120 of its 197 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in South Africa (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Greece (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Iraq (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 24,277 stories about harm among 115,157 counted on 16 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,157 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. On 16 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 834 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela78 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 730 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Managua Nicaragua172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1508 Athens Greece84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Delhi India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSpringfield, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsTorkham, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsCarnoustie, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsKittery, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 161 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 52 outletsKutupalong, Bangladesh -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsAkhundzada, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 84 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

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Springfield US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Torkham Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Cheltenham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Carnoustie UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Kittery US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,261 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,849 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,493 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,481 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 788 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 432 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 killed7,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees562 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about one and a half times 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 harsher 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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