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17,847 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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The earthquake in Türkiye, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Health

Türkiye

124 of its 201 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 32 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

72 of its 96 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

205 of its 415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

France

201 of its 442 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Paris accounted for 151 of France's 201 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 78 of Bangladesh's 145 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

136 of its 336 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Overdoses were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

Beijing accounted for 311 of China's 597 stories about harm, carried by 683 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,847 stories about harm among 50,283 counted on 14 Jun.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 35 in every 100 of the day's 50,283 stories, above the usual 34. A year earlier, on 15 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 35 today. In Türkiye, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Türkiye62 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 London UK192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Los Angeles US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Paris France74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEast 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualNagpur, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsSantorini, Greece -- health: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsLynchburg, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 295 outletsAuxvasse, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 24 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsNadda, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 27 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

● Nagpur India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Santorini Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Lynchburg US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Auxvasse US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 9,280 stories · much less than usual (usually 61%) Rights & justice28% 4,919 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 172 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 137 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 killed5,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.