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8,825 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 a disaster in Dhaka, illness in Brazzaville and people killed in Jordan. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 69 in 100 of its 411 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

283 of its 411 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 122 of Bangladesh's 283 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Accidents were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Congo

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Brazzaville accounted for 13 of Congo's 15 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jordan

30 of its 85 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

321 of its 946 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

40 of its 96 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 36 of Greece's 40 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

20 of its 57 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 7 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

163 of its 414 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Health

India

795 of its 2,404 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

14 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Vienna's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in UK (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 8,825 stories about harm among 37,266 counted on 5 Jun.

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The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 37,266 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Bangladesh, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 June 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to China, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir53 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea45 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Uvalde US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Beijing China30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Islamabad Pakistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAmritsar, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 11 stories, carried by 27 outletsLos Angeles, US -- health: 88 stories, carried by 173 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsOlowo, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 25 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

● Amritsar India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Milan Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Los Angeles US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 88 stories ● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,968 stories · much less than usual (usually 41%) Conflict & violence17% 1,523 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice17% 1,485 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,335 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 492 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 464 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 186 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 killed2,911 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people injured1,031 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people affected663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions84 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill13 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.