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22,391 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 Bamako (Mali), heavy rain in Mexico and violence in Algiers drew the news. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMali 83 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Mali

49 of its 59 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 13 of Bamako's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). 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.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

119 of its 201 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Algiers accounted for 21 of Algeria's 23 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Australia

452 of its 1,158 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 135 of Sydney's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 39 of Lebanon's 52 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 31 of Beirut's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 12 of Almaty's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Canada

646 of its 1,579 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 72 of Toronto's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

US

9,154 of its 19,430 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 833 of Washington's 1,281 stories were about protests or strikes. Tropical storm was named in 247 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge, landslides and west nile virus.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Russia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (247 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 34 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 22,391 stories about harm among 59,964 counted on 6 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 37 in every 100 of the day's 59,964 stories, above the usual 34. Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 7 June 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. Mali stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia70 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Bangladesh70 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Philippines60 in 100 of its 449 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US833 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1281 Los Angeles US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Minneapolis US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 New York US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Sydney Australia135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 29 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Windrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 10,459 stories · much less than usual (usually 68%) Rights & justice35% 7,781 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,450 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,215 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 357 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 175 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 136 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 killed6,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,963 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,066 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about two-thirds of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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