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42,412 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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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Baghdad and rights and justice in Juba drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 62 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

601 of its 970 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bali accounted for 349 of Indonesia's 601 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (291 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 489 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

301 of its 387 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 217 of Iraq's 301 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

207 of its 236 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 180 of South Sudan's 207 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

539 of its 702 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 433 of Libya's 539 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Zimbabwe

219 of its 498 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

856 of its 2,308 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

247 of its 365 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

333 of its 377 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sevare accounted for 295 of Mali's 333 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

134 of its 418 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ethiopia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ireland (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in India (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 42,412 stories about harm among 193,471 counted on 29 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Indonesia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 193,471 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Iraq78 in 100 of its 387 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 702 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Annapolis US659 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4446 Washington US368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1258 Chicago US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Portland US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 West Palm Beach US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about twice its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKarlovy Vary, Czechia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 39 stories, carried by 64 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 43 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsExeter, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 32 outletsMontana, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGoodfellow Air Force Base, US -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 218 outletsMoncton, Canada -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 25 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

● Czechia warmth about twice usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Karlovy Vary Czechia about 4 times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 39 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Exeter UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,580 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence21% 8,900 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health18% 7,380 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,107 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,829 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 861 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 killed15,711 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,823 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests6,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,696 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions573 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Japan Stories reporting people displaced552 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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