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20,940 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 protests in Dakar (Senegal), landslides in Vietnam and evacuations in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 40 in 100 of its 855 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

34 of its 53 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Dakar accounted for 19 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Dakar's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Vietnam

338 of its 855 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hanoi accounted for 195 of Vietnam's 338 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Landslides were named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, road crashes and food poisoning.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

580 of its 1,211 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

France

325 of its 1,355 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kigali accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 29 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Niger

7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 88 of Sudan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Equatorial Guinea

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 6 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 9 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 20,940 stories about harm among 116,147 counted on 9 Jun.

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The news turned to Senegal for the ninth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,147 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Canada. Ethiopia's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 June 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti71 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan70 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Somalia69 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Manipur India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Hollywood US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: 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: 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 lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- health: 39 stories, carried by 13 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 48 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 56 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsNevada, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,392 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,573 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,180 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence9% 1,820 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 1,094 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 974 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 904 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 656 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 killed4,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations477 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting refugees313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of 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 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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