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18,159 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 Vienna, rights and justice in Nairobi and the heatwave in Greenland. Austria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 70 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 14 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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Conflict & violence

Austria

181 of its 260 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Vienna accounted for 70 of Austria's 181 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

134 of its 319 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 83 of Kenya's 134 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greenland

30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis, tsunami and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Colombia

49 of its 100 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 26 of Colombia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

47 of its 168 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Bangladesh

82 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Displacement

Iraq

30 of its 66 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

169 of its 381 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 18,159 stories about harm among 95,165 counted on 11 Jun.

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Austria's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 95,165 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Austria. On 11 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria70 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 925 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US555 stories about protests or strikes, of its 737 Washington US289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Ballymena UK136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 California US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Chicago US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSan Antonio, US -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 103 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 24 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 68 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 10 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

● San Antonio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 68 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,442 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 4,513 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,187 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 894 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 617 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 573 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 483 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 killed3,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,842 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate 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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