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13,195 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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Protests in Dakar (Senegal), train derailment in India and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. India's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndia 41 in 100 of its 5,226 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dakar accounted for 50 of Senegal's 55 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 36 of Dakar's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

India

2,122 of its 5,226 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,186 stories). Train derailment was named in 927 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Heatwave was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with train derailment. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Egypt

59 of its 165 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 67 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Beirut's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kuwait

10 of its 32 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tanzania

9 of its 19 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (92 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 13,195 stories about harm among 65,134 counted on 3 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 19 March 2023. 20 in every 100 of the day's 65,134 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the third day running, the news turned to Senegal. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. Senegal's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal77 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Sudan62 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Ethiopia41 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Beijing China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Dakar Senegal36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 39 outletsTampa, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsAintree, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 170 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 43 stories, carried by 113 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 99 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

● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Tampa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Aintree UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,450 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents25% 3,306 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice23% 2,982 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,321 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 743 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 421 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 328 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 killed4,031 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people injured1,967 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting arrests1,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations190 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US

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.

● Angerabout as 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.