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16,494 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 earthquake in Afghanistan, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and people injured in Norway drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 81 in 100 of its 358 stories, usually 64
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

291 of its 358 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 108 of Afghanistan's 291 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Earthquake was named in 243 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Quito accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Quito's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Health

Norway

31 of its 103 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Malta

27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Birkirkara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Tripoli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

33 of its 52 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 18 of Cuba's 33 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (20 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 16,494 stories about harm among 79,171 counted on 24 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 May 2022. of the day's 79,171 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Afghanistan for the third day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 24 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 →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Tunisia48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye41 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 742 Uvalde US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 London UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 New York US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualLittle Rock, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsOklahoma, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 58 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 14 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 37 stories, carried by 29 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 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

● Little Rock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Glastonbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,749 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice21% 3,442 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,952 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,715 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 1,156 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 596 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 420 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed3,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured788 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Sudan Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US 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.

● 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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