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19,949 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Gaza (Palestine), flooding in Sri Lanka and the earthquake in Taiwan. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChina 39 in 100 of its 2,301 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 30 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Gaza's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 108 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mauritius

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

China

908 of its 2,301 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 191 of Beijing's 301 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

35 of its 63 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

45 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Romania

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 139 of Israel's 272 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Israel (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in UK (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 19,949 stories about harm among 87,164 counted on 4 Jun.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Palestine, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,164 stories, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Sri Lanka55 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Taiwan55 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Beijing China191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Minneapolis US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Minsk Belarus50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: 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 readRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualOwerri, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsXiaomi, China -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 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

● Owerri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Xiaomi China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 9,919 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,266 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,794 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,573 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 559 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 282 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 killed4,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US

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.

● Angerabout as 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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