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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,099 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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Protests in Yerevan (Armenia), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Portugal drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 79 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

99 of its 125 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 96 of Armenia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 93 of Yerevan's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

929 of its 1,048 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 527 of Afghanistan's 929 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (709 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

70 of its 146 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

315 of its 923 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Ukraine

144 of its 224 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kiev accounted for 132 of Ukraine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 130 of Kiev's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

176 of its 194 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 160 of Nicaragua's 176 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 148 of Managua's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. House fires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

169 of its 330 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 50 of Istanbul's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 11 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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Protests & strikes

Syria

247 of its 314 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 101 of Damascus' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

81 of its 88 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Escuintla accounted for 74 of Guatemala's 81 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

199 of its 267 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Nicaragua (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Cambodia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Libya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 22,099 stories about harm among 98,150 counted on 17 Jun.

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Armenia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 98,150 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Portugal's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala92 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,048 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia79 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 82 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Jerusalem Israel188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Managua Nicaragua148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Kiev Ukraine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Bogota Colombia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 45 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrooklyn, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsGritman Medical Center, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 335 stories, carried by 248 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 132 stories, carried by 222 outletsNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 91 outletsAkhundzada, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Medellin Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Gritman Medical Center US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 335 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,478 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence25% 5,372 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 3,977 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,619 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,300 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,011 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 598 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 316 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 killed7,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,978 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting arrests2,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees870 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Guatemala Stories reporting abductions184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of 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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.