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19,060 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 violence in Yangon, landslides in Brazil and rights and justice in Kabul. Myanmar's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 41 in 100 of its 363 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 29 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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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

41 of its 49 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yangon accounted for 24 of Myanmar's 41 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

79 of its 212 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

150 of its 363 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Hurricane was named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, landslides and cyclone.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kidal accounted for 13 of Mali's 24 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 121 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 44 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

24 of Abadan's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (100 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Iran (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Iraq (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 8 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 1 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 19,060 stories about harm among 87,667 counted on 1 Jun.

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Of the day's 87,667 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 June 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Over May, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in May 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir65 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda63 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Nepal55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 769 Uvalde US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 798 Islamabad Pakistan37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Boston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 39 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsKivu, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Delaware US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tennessee US 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 · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,822 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,553 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,340 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,227 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,270 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 505 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed4,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine 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
● 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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