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17,295 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 protests in Agadez (Niger), rights and justice in Sanaa and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 82 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Niger

19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 5 of Agadez's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Agadez stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

66 of its 80 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 66 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 228 of Israel's 789 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Mexico

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Georgia

20 of its 31 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tbilisi accounted for 19 of Georgia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 19 of Tbilisi's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 15 of Iraq's 22 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 12 of Baghdad's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Drownings were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Libya

8 of its 15 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Tripoli's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Russia (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 17,295 stories about harm among 102,998 counted on 7 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 102,998 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Niger stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. On 8 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Sudan76 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,194 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran45 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Gaza Palestine49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 readSaudi 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualIdaho, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsColorado Springs, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 23 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 33 stories, carried by 25 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 11 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 62 stories, carried by 71 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

● Idaho US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Colorado Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,015 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,291 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,708 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,204 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 900 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 739 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 624 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 381 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 killed3,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about twice 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 much 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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