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41,762 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 day's news pointed at violence in Jakarta, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Badme (Eritrea). Indonesia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 65 in 100 of its 671 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Indonesia

438 of its 671 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 327 of Indonesia's 438 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 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.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

261 of its 383 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 139 of Venezuela's 261 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Eritrea

43 of its 53 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Badme accounted for 30 of Eritrea's 43 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 30 of Badme's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Badme stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

190 of its 283 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Illness was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

484 of its 764 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (212 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

158 of its 227 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

97 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Poland

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Power cuts were named in 38 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.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Poland (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Gabon (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 41,762 stories about harm among 203,940 counted on 22 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,940 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eritrea81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 595 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua73 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2581 Chicago US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Great Falls US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Bethlehem Palestine166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Massachusetts US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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 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 lessSyria: 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 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 lessSomalia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: 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: 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 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBadme, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 15 outletsWorcester, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 10 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsCypress Hill, US -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 46 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 73 stories, carried by 77 outletsPonteland, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 29 outletsHainan, China -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 147 stories, carried by 63 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

● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Badme Eritrea about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Worcester US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Cypress Hill US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 73 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 14,828 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,322 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,068 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 5,724 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,237 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,759 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 755 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 killed10,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,563 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,749 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill308 at about three 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 about as 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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