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11,066 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 landslides in Switzerland, deaths in Mecca and people injured in Ukraine. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 41 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 30 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 →
Rights & justice

Switzerland

77 of its 186 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Geneva accounted for 52 of Switzerland's 77 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Geneva stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

65 of its 174 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mecca accounted for 52 of Saudi Arabia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

171 of its 360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

63 of its 170 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

57 of its 104 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 25 of Iran's 57 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

59 of its 176 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 23 of Nairobi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 123 of Palestine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Namibia

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Windhoek's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Nigeria (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in China (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 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 22 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 11,066 stories about harm among 59,298 counted on 22 Jun.

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Switzerland's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 59,298 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 537 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine48 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Switzerland41 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Tel Aviv Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: 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 lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualVirginia, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew Orleans, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 51 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 2,872 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 2,777 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,202 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 510 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 463 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 295 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 263 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 killed2,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions192 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rate

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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