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37,666 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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Illness in Hanoi, violence in Tripoli and arrests in Iraq drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRéunion 83 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 10
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Vietnam

136 of its 357 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 103 of Vietnam's 136 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

105 of its 125 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 80 of Libya's 105 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

369 of its 596 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

Guatemala City accounted for 41 of Guatemala's 52 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Guatemala City's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Yemen

95 of its 132 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 95 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 143 of Sudan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 135 of Khartoum's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 40 of Lilongwe's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 180 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 29 of Beirut's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

711 of its 2,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (451 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

80 of its 143 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in South Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 7 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 20 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 37,666 stories about harm among 181,280 counted on 20 Jun.

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In Guatemala's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 181,280 stories, above the usual 20. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. In Vietnam, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya84 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Réunion83 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 10 · mostly health Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Sudan79 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2391 Tehran Iran400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Khartoum Sudan135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Beijing China112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Jerusalem Israel101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessHong Kong: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMuhammad Omar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGallatin County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 104 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsLangley, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsHawke Bay, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 69 stories, carried by 41 outletsLi Xing, China -- health: 15 stories, carried by 21 outletsGuatemala City, Guatemala -- health: 41 stories, carried by 42 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Muhammad Omar Afghanistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Gallatin County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Langley Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Hawke Bay New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,126 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,268 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,135 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,615 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,138 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,654 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 831 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 killed10,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,333 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,078 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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 softer 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.