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9,869 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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Protests in Tiananmen (China), violence in Mopti and train derailment in Germany drew the news. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

China

264 of its 761 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 71 of Tiananmen's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and hurricane. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Tiananmen stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mopti accounted for 22 of Mali's 45 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

69 of its 254 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Train derailment was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kashmir

82 of its 125 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khartoum accounted for 14 of Sudan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

India

826 of its 2,455 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Kuwait (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in US (237 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 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 9,869 stories about harm among 42,709 counted on 4 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to China. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,709 stories, as usual. China's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 4 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 21 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Uvalde US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Hyderabad India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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 readAfghanistan: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 30 outletsIowa, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 41 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsArizona, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 147 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 3,676 stories · less than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice20% 1,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,376 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,305 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 498 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 439 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 253 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 killed2,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 harsher 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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