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20,368 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Cucuta, the hurricane in Mexico and the typhoon in North Korea. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 62 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 31
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

Colombia

46 of its 70 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cucuta accounted for 25 of Colombia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cucuta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

124 of its 358 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

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

Somalia

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 33 of Nepal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 295 of Israel's 403 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

20 of its 67 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Slovakia

11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

106 of its 204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Nepal (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Malaysia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 20,368 stories about harm among 93,111 counted on 16 Jun.

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North Korea's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 June 2020, 32 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Colombia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 93,111 stories, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia66 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Palestine54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 760 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Moscow Russia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Delhi India75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 New York US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNorth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 38 outletsStradbally, Ireland -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsExeter, UK -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 112 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 17 outletsNaugam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 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

● North Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Stradbally Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,628 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,403 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,125 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,724 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 572 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 299 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 killed4,478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill28 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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