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11,041 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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Protests in Mannheim (Germany), violence in Sanaa and illness in Finland drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 48 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Germany

81 of its 329 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Mannheim's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Mannheim stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. San Salvador accounted for 14 of el Salvador's 17 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 7 of San Salvador's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

29 of its 61 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Colombo accounted for 20 of Sri Lanka's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

39 of its 183 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 of Seoul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 184 of Israel's 618 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

8 of its 32 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (30 of its stories, about three 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 1 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 11,041 stories about harm among 62,235 counted on 1 Jun.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 62,235 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Germany stood out: 25% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. On 2 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. Over May, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in May 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 914 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka48 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Iran45 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Tel Aviv Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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 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: 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 lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualKwazulu, South Africa -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 32 outletsBaton Rouge, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsStanlow, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 104 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- food & livelihood: 29 stories, carried by 31 outletsSan Salvador, el Salvador -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 41 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 20 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

● Kwazulu South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 17 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Baton Rouge US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Stanlow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● East Palestine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,011 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,709 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,991 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 538 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 395 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 205 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 killed2,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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