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16,734 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 Sylhet, violence in Bankass and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 61 in 100 of its 235 stories, usually 42
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

143 of its 235 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Sylhet accounted for 66 of Bangladesh's 143 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Sylhet stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

36 of its 44 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Bankass accounted for 27 of Mali's 36 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bankass stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Quito accounted for 18 of Ecuador's 22 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 17 of Quito's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Honduras

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 5 of Agua Zarca's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

115 of its 183 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Maldives

14 of its 45 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

94 of its 254 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Côte d’Ivoire

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Iraq

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Iraq (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in UK (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 16,734 stories about harm among 78,416 counted on 21 Jun.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 78,416 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 21 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria58 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Kashmir52 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Uvalde US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualVermont, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsBankass, Mali -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 42 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 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

● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ajit India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bankass Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,805 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,080 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,008 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,782 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood8% 1,377 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 621 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 447 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 416 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 killed3,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,669 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees326 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced198 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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 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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