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17,449 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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Illness in Mecca, arrests in Yemen and rights and justice in Tripoli drew the news. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 35 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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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Health

Saudi Arabia

67 of its 300 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mecca accounted for 54 of Saudi Arabia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Heatstroke was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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

Yemen

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 17 of Libya's 20 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Norway

52 of its 149 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 133 of Russia's 222 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Norway (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 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 4 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 17,449 stories about harm among 94,998 counted on 4 Jun.

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Saudi Arabia's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,998 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Saudi Arabia, 22% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. On 4 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador41 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Boulder US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 San Francisco US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Forest, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 32 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 40 stories, carried by 34 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● New Forest UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● English Channel UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 11 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,849 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 4,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,096 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,482 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed4,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations239 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Switzerland and Ireland

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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