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9,542 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kharkiv, protests in Monrovia (Liberia) and the earthquake in Chile. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 61 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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 →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

201 of its 332 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kharkiv accounted for 90 of Ukraine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Monrovia accounted for 10 of Liberia's 10 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. 5 of Monrovia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

111 of its 169 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 90 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

375 of its 493 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Illness was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

55 of its 140 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 55 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 28 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

42 of its 138 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (92 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in US (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 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 9,542 stories about harm among 50,854 counted on 7 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,854 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 7 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel76 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine61 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Boulder US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Kharkiv Ukraine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualNadda, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsMakkah, Saudi Arabia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsDes Moines, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 137 outletsVancouver, Canada -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 54 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

● Nadda India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Makkah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,395 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,372 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,586 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 212 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 198 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 killed2,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about three times 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 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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