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10,655 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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Rights and justice in Hanoi, a disaster in Bogota and violence in Mogadishu drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 46 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Vietnam

157 of its 477 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 114 of Vietnam's 157 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Colombia

115 of its 190 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 71 of Colombia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

44 of its 54 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 36 of Somalia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
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Health

Sweden

42 of its 91 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 32 of Sweden's 42 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

256 of its 586 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

157 of its 469 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Italy (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in India (67 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 10,655 stories about harm among 56,222 counted on 11 Jun.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Vietnam. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 56,222 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In the Philippines' news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia61 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Khartoum Sudan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Hollywood US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 readSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 64 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 45 outletsLouisville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBayston Hill, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsJabalpur, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 96 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 114 stories, carried by 22 outletsHamburg, Germany -- health: 12 stories, carried by 24 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Louisville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Bayston Hill UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Jabalpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,696 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents25% 2,589 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice22% 2,280 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,283 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 343 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 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 killed2,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,047 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions140 at about twice the usual rate · most about Vietnam and the US Stories reporting refugees113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the Dominican Republic

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.