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36,505 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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People displaced in Armenia, violence in Jammu and arrests in Mali drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostChad 51 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Armenia

64 of its 149 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

123 of its 190 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jammu accounted for 68 of Kashmir's 123 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 32 of Sudan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Chad

31 of its 61 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Health

Cameroon

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 43 of Sri Lanka's 64 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with chickenpox.

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Health

Pakistan

Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Argentina (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tuberculosis in Pakistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 33 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 36,505 stories about harm among 111,208 counted on 10 Jun.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Argentina's news. of the day's 111,208 news stories, 33 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 11 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 today. Armenia's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Syria65 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Nepal59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US754 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1591 Houston US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509 London UK181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Los Angeles US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 New York US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMaryland, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 54 outletsRock Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsSudbury, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsInverness, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 16 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 64 stories, carried by 73 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

● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Rock Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Sudbury Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 19,577 stories · much less than usual (usually 64%) Rights & justice29% 10,415 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents6% 2,138 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 717 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 408 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 297 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 killed8,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced184 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions142 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations106 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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.

● Angera little more than 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.