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18,507 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 news turned to a disaster in Khost, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and people displaced in Mali. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 86 in 100 of its 640 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Afghanistan

552 of its 640 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khost accounted for 199 of Afghanistan's 552 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (444 stories). Natural hazards were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Khost stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 26 of Ecuador's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 26 of Quito's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

South Korea

93 of its 335 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 74 of South Korea's 93 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Chickenpox was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

105 of its 291 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Türkiye

97 of its 225 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 67 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

85 of its 137 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kigali accounted for 62 of Rwanda's 85 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chickenpox in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 18,507 stories about harm among 84,222 counted on 22 Jun.

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In Denmark's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,222 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. On 22 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda62 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Uvalde US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Philadelphia US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Quito Ecuador26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 96 outletsCowes, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 43 outletsHyderabad, India -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsHaryana, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 10 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Cowes UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,277 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,359 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,726 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence10% 1,756 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood9% 1,595 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 532 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 333 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 killed4,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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