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45,283 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 Badme, refugees in Hungary and people injured in Zambia. Zambia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy → Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Yemen →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostZambia 65 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Conflict & violence

Eritrea

172 of its 226 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Badme accounted for 164 of Eritrea's 172 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Badme stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

149 of its 349 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

131 of its 201 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

549 of its 775 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (496 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Cameroon

96 of its 123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Yaounde accounted for 74 of Cameroon's 96 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

61 of its 79 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nantaka accounted for 50 of Mali's 61 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

563 of its 647 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Hodeida accounted for 410 of Yemen's 563 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

87 of its 150 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 54 of Banjul's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

142 of its 180 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

214 of its 283 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Jordan (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Latvia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (63 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 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 20 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 45,283 stories about harm among 219,032 counted on 20 Jun.

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Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. 21 in every 100 of the day's 219,032 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Latvia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual. Eritrea stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 20 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 →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 647 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan79 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon78 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Mali77 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1642 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3665 Hodeida Yemen184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Texas US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Jerusalem Israel89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Masaya Nicaragua88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLithuania: 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 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: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: 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 lessEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBadme, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 164 stories, carried by 169 outletsAhmedabad, India -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBiddeford, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontana, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsKerala, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- displacement: 88 stories, carried by 89 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Badme Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 164 stories ● Ahmedabad India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Biddeford US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Kerala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 15,605 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health18% 7,944 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 7,002 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,290 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement7% 3,118 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,196 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,517 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 849 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 killed11,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,761 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests7,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,711 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people injured2,224 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced1,407 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions287 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations205 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 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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