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20,728 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beijing (China), illness in Bwera and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 94 in 100 of its 208 stories, usually 58
RegionEast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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 →
Protests & strikes

China

890 of its 2,358 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Beijing accounted for 664 of China's 890 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets. 619 of Beijing's 664 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Health

Uganda

193 of its 241 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bwera accounted for 101 of Uganda's 193 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Flu was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

196 of its 208 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 158 of Somalia's 196 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

133 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 26 of Caracas' 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

382 of its 707 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 130 of Asqalan's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

398 of its 602 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 38 of Star Ferry Pier's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

48 of its 150 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Donbass' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

354 of its 1,307 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (312 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

171 of its 368 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Italy (229 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 20,728 stories about harm among 96,970 counted on 15 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 96,970 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Italy's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. China stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. On 15 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda80 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Sudan77 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong66 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China619 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Khartoum Sudan199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 El Paso US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Tehran Iran133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDushanbe, Tajikistan -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- health: 57 stories, carried by 52 outletsInverness, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 127 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 13 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 23 stories, carried by 10 outletsDonbass, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dushanbe Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories ● Inverness UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 6,802 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,765 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 3,184 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,923 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,040 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 823 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 377 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 killed5,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,999 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,742 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected2,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Kenya and the US Stories reporting refugees191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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