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37,213 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 Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Budapest and arrests in Ukraine drew the news. Fiji's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 82 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 26 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

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

711 of its 795 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 663 of Sudan's 711 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. 659 of Khartoum's 663 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (679 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

194 of its 352 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Budapest accounted for 182 of Hungary's 194 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (164 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Rights & justice

Ukraine

114 of its 325 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Fiji

66 of its 208 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

136 of its 248 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 41 of Beirut's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

90 of its 180 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 47 of Beacon Hill's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

114 of its 246 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Copenhagen accounted for 88 of Denmark's 114 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 46 of Copenhagen's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,693 of its 5,400 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 1,082 of Tiananmen's 1,348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

95 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 90 of Portugal's 95 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Health

Congo

156 of its 165 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Jordan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 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 4 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 37,213 stories about harm among 188,141 counted on 4 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 188,141 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned tornadoes about 5 times as often as usual. Sudan's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. A year earlier, on 4 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Sudan89 in 100 of its 795 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China1082 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1348 Khartoum Sudan659 stories about protests or strikes, of its 663 London UK571 stories about protests or strikes, of its 975 Washington US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1562 Baton Rouge US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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: 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 readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 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 readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 52 outletsLashkar Gah, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsLouisville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsHouston, US -- health: 427 stories, carried by 374 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 88 stories, carried by 57 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 27 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 37 stories, carried by 145 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

● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baghdad Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Lashkar Gah Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Louisville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Houston US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 427 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 88 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,847 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,552 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence17% 6,077 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,728 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,887 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,633 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,024 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 744 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 killed11,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,485 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions247 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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