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17,925 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 Beijing (China), power cuts in Argentina and deaths in Budapest drew the news. Tanzania's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 76 in 100 of its 616 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 38 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

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Protests & strikes

China

743 of its 1,846 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Beijing accounted for 603 of China's 743 stories about harm, carried by 472 outlets. 576 of Beijing's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (274 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Shelter & services

Argentina

469 of its 616 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 402 of Argentina's 469 stories about harm, carried by 582 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Power cuts were named in 313 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

48 of its 62 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Budapest accounted for 46 of Hungary's 48 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Health

Tanzania

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

55 of its 67 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 46 of Somalia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

95 of its 129 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 95 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

267 of its 520 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

100 of its 235 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Drownings were named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

420 of its 615 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 81 of the New Territories' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Switzerland (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Italy (64 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Peru (17 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 16 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 17,925 stories about harm among 85,008 counted on 16 Jun.

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Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. For the second day running, the news turned to China. China stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,008 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia82 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Argentina76 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 24 · mostly shelter & services Libya74 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China576 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Khartoum Sudan155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Asqalan Israel144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Tehran Iran143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 New Territories Hong Kong81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about three times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBudapest, Hungary -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 46 stories, carried by 43 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsReno, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsMiaoyuan, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsCambridge, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 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 three times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Budapest Hungary about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 46 stories ● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Reno US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Miaoyuan China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,500 stories · about as usual Health18% 3,185 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,122 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,355 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,485 stories · about as usual Shelter & services7% 1,265 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood2% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed4,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,585 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests2,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations237 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting refugees193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about one and a half 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.