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33,602 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 news turned to illness in Bwera, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and a disaster in Tehran. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 81 in 100 of its 411 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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 →
Health

Uganda

333 of its 411 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bwera accounted for 137 of Uganda's 333 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Flu was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

391 of its 456 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 262 of Sudan's 391 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 254 of Khartoum's 262 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (41 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

Iran

1,626 of its 3,545 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 966 of Iran's 1,626 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (605 stories). Drownings were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

73 of its 96 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hong Kong

373 of its 549 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 111 of Mong Kok's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

36 of its 49 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Algiers accounted for 35 of Algeria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 31 of Algiers' 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

35 of its 41 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bihac accounted for 35 of Bosnia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Conflict & violence

New Zealand

490 of its 1,242 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Dominican Republic

113 of its 201 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

183 of its 374 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (50 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Niger (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 33,602 stories about harm among 172,966 counted on 14 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 172,966 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Uganda. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Chile's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Uganda81 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Congo78 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 76 · mostly health South Sudan76 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Khartoum Sudan254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Memphis US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1179 New York US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualTulsa, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 160 outletsColumbia Falls, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 29 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 32 outletsCromarty Firth, UK -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 118 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 23 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tulsa US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Sussex UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Columbia Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Ayodhya India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Osun Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,271 stories · about as usual Health26% 8,485 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,499 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,513 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,838 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,113 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 724 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 591 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 killed9,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations547 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and India Stories reporting refugees379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill248 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced232 at about the usual rate

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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