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17,691 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 Nairobi (Kenya), deaths in Mecca and wildfires in Türkiye drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 53 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 19
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

Kenya

138 of its 333 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nairobi accounted for 83 of Kenya's 138 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 72 of Nairobi's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

116 of its 217 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mecca accounted for 105 of Saudi Arabia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

66 of its 169 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Namibia

46 of its 101 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Windhoek accounted for 20 of Namibia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 15 of Windhoek's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

37 of its 132 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

15 of Barcelona's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Croatia

16 of its 37 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Mali

12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

40 of its 195 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (60 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Chad (10 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 21 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 17,691 stories about harm among 100,748 counted on 21 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,748 stories, as usual. On 22 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Israel60 in 100 of its 922 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia53 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 19 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Nairobi Kenya72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Manhattan US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Paris France41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: 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 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsHaweswater, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 36 stories, carried by 17 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 87 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 86 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 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

● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Haweswater UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,171 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,426 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,817 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 857 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 733 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 651 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 453 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 killed4,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.