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33,368 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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Violence in Tehran, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and flooding in Bangladesh drew the news. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 441 stories, usually 44
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

260 of its 441 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 180 of Iran's 260 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

72 of its 123 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 29 of Oromo's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 90 of Bangladesh's 157 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

51 of its 76 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khartoum accounted for 31 of Sudan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 18 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

114 of its 147 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Trinidad & Tobago

29 of its 73 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 7 of Laventille's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Displacement

Syria

119 of its 169 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

118 of its 284 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 17 of Hong Kong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 276 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with train derailment. 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: flu in China (276 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Syria (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Russia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 33,368 stories about harm among 110,280 counted on 30 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In China's news, mentions of the flu ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 110,280 stories, below the usual 33.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Sudan67 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir65 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1579 Beijing China208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Hollywood US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 New York US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Manhattan US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 58 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 33 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 28 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 19,770 stories · much more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice19% 6,316 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence7% 2,342 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 2,170 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,327 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 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 killed8,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,937 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about the usual rate

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 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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