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21,515 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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Violence in Kulgam, people killed in Saudi Arabia and building collapse in Egypt drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 51 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Health

Saudi Arabia

101 of its 411 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Heatstroke was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

94 of its 159 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

98 of its 120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

331 of its 1,150 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 200 of Vietnam's 331 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Flooding was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague.

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Conflict & violence

Honduras

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

102 of its 556 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 466 of Russia's 630 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in China (16 of its stories, about 8 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 27 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 21,515 stories about harm among 116,112 counted on 27 Jun.

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Vietnam's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 116,112 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 June 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Kashmir stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 674 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Manipur India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: 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 usualTianjin, China -- health: 36 stories, carried by 47 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 39 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 27 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 90 outletsAthens, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 40 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 55 outletsVientiane, Laos -- 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tianjin China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,082 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice24% 4,976 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,651 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,204 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 971 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed5,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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