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21,930 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 illness in Babahoyo, violence in Ituri and a disaster in Bogota. Ecuador's coverage was about 5 times 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 mostEcuador 48 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Health

Ecuador

62 of its 129 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Babahoyo accounted for 49 of Ecuador's 62 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Illness was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Babahoyo stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ituri accounted for 11 of the DR Congo's 15 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Ituri stories →
Displacement

Congo

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

143 of its 198 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Havana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

512 of its 1,150 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

1,986 of its 7,756 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

218 of its 675 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

36 of its 48 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 7 of Mogadishu's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (76 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (304 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 21,930 stories about harm among 120,690 counted on 13 Jun.

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Ecuador's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 120,690 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 June 2022, 22 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 →

Syria72 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia63 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sudan57 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Miami US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Delhi India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 27 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 26 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsVermont State Police, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrighton, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Imphal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,665 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,377 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,922 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,105 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,089 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 798 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 504 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 killed5,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations415 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Syria Stories reporting refugees247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Sudan Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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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