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33,532 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 day's news pointed at illness in Mecca, the earthquake in Mexico and people injured in Syria. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Korea →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 66 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 40
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Saudi Arabia

319 of its 486 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Mecca accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

351 of its 607 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, poisoning and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

104 of its 139 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

103 of its 152 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pulwama accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cyprus

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Germany

351 of its 898 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Egypt

122 of its 246 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 68 of Egypt's 122 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

40 of its 75 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cyprus (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Russia (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,532 stories about harm among 109,125 counted on 23 Jun.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Korea. 31 in every 100 of the day's 109,125 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 24 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia66 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1825 Seattle US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 New York US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Chicago US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Hollywood US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDistrict of Columbia, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 40 stories, carried by 75 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 31 outletsLongford, Ireland -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 11 outletsKennebunkport, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 54 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsYulin, China -- health: 16 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

● District of Columbia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Longford Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 19,554 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice21% 7,086 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,223 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,212 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 731 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 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 killed8,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,033 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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.