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12,407 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 day's news pointed at illness in Freetown, violence in Nablus and refugees in Canada. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChina 30 in 100 of its 1,014 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Sierra Leone

37 of its 77 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Freetown accounted for 31 of Sierra Leone's 37 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

84 of its 117 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Nablus accounted for 75 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

China

302 of its 1,014 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

93 of its 210 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 43 of Israel's 93 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 624 of Russia's 911 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and heatwave. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Croatia

6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in China (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (26 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 24 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 12,407 stories about harm among 64,247 counted on 24 Jun.

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The news turned to Sierra Leone for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 64,247 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of Ebola ran about three times their usual. Sierra Leone stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 24 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone48 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Israel44 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh40 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Moscow Russia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Nablus Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 New Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Manipur India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessItaly: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: 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 readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWest Midlands, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 31 stories, carried by 91 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsShiv, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsTurbat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 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

● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Glasgow UK 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 →

Health28% 3,389 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 2,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,580 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,948 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 520 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 269 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 killed3,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and India

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 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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