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21,784 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 the earthquake in Haiti, people injured in Afghanistan and protests in Dakar (Senegal). Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 93 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

115 of its 123 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 115 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories). Earthquake was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, hurricane and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

102 of its 187 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Dakar accounted for 26 of Senegal's 39 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 17 of Dakar's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

53 of its 177 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

819 of its 1,547 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kherson accounted for 282 of Ukraine's 819 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,559 of its 6,441 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 41 of Sudan's 74 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kyrgyzstan

18 of its 38 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

438 of its 1,159 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in United Arab Emirates (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Vietnam (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 21,784 stories about harm among 120,296 counted on 6 Jun.

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The news turned to Haiti for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 120,296 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. On 6 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti93 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Senegal59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 1,547 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Atlanta US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Beijing China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsKansas, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 13 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,631 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,928 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,111 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 2,121 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,019 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,009 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 524 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 killed4,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations328 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees284 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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