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20,217 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 Kabul, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and arrests in Nicaragua drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 62 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 47
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

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

163 of its 228 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 56 of Afghanistan's 163 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

53 of its 90 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 30 of Iraq's 53 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 15 of Baghdad's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Haiti

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bosnia

34 of its 35 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Srebrenica accounted for 28 of Bosnia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

76 of its 122 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Damascus accounted for 43 of Syria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

95 of its 365 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

5 of Bogota's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

30 of its 89 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Australia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and respiratory illness.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in South Korea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (100 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 20,217 stories about harm among 92,942 counted on 9 Jun.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020. Haiti's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 June 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. of the day's 92,942 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan55 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia47 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 872 Beijing China56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Moscow Russia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualDarfur, Sudan -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsChongqing, China -- health: 22 stories, carried by 29 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 27 outletsMorecambe Bay, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 74 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 12 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 21 stories, carried by 16 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

● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Chongqing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Morecambe Bay UK 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 →

Health50% 9,926 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,290 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,973 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,649 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 844 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 558 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 475 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 killed4,785 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Burkina Faso Stories reporting evacuations70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of 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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