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20,962 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dakar (Senegal), train derailment in India and people killed in Lebanon. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 76 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

104 of its 136 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dakar accounted for 86 of Senegal's 104 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 66 of Dakar's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,431 of its 6,419 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (363 stories). Train derailment was named in 299 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

67 of its 136 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Tanzania

32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

118 of its 241 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 118 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

46 of its 104 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

25 of its 80 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cyprus

24 of its 77 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 165 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Africa

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in China (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 20,962 stories about harm among 116,592 counted on 2 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Senegal. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,592 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 9 times their usual in Cuba's news. In Senegal, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 2 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal76 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Sudan62 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Myanmar57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon49 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Dakar Senegal66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Manhattan US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Beijing China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualSpringfield, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 50 stories, carried by 108 outletsChatham, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 51 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 109 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 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

● Springfield US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Chatham Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,419 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,184 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,493 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence10% 1,983 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood6% 1,166 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 993 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 817 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 463 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 killed4,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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