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20,106 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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Road crashes in the United Arab Emirates, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and flooding in Hungary drew the news. the United Arab Emirates' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Venezuela → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 69 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 7
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

96 of its 189 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dubai accounted for 95 of the United Arab Emirates' 96 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Road crashes were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

250 of its 276 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 235 of Sudan's 250 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 229 of Khartoum's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Hungary

105 of its 223 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Budapest accounted for 100 of Hungary's 105 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Vietnam

76 of its 238 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Nicaragua

32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Managua accounted for 29 of Nicaragua's 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 27 of Managua's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

386 of its 880 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

385 of its 723 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 106 of Jerusalem's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

91 of its 195 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

37 of its 40 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Fiji (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in India (166 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Syria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,106 stories about harm among 104,665 counted on 8 Jun.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Venezuela. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,665 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In the United Arab Emirates, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. the news turned to the United Arab Emirates for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan91 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone77 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Bulgaria69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 7 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka62 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Moscow Russia80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Orlando US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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 lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 61 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsIowa, US -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 27 outletsPetaluma, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 71 stories, carried by 66 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 103 outletsVerinag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 34 outletsEl-Arish, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about twice usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Petaluma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 71 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,572 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 3,695 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,579 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,073 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,259 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 710 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 642 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 262 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 killed5,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees671 at about three times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.