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12,069 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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Helicopter crash in Brazil, rights and justice in Oslo and deaths in Amhara drew the news. Norway's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 48 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

170 of its 395 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 109 of Brazil's 170 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

87 of its 182 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 78 of Norway's 87 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amhara accounted for 15 of Ethiopia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

197 of its 384 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 115 of Ukraine's 197 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Palestine

92 of its 152 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 42 of Palestine's 92 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

48 of its 245 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 15 of Gwangju's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Poland

14 of its 58 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Portugal (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Iran (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in US (56 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dust storm in India (12 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 15 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 12,069 stories about harm among 68,269 counted on 15 Jun.

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Brazil's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 68,269 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine61 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Uganda56 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Tehran Iran68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: 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 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: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 44 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 18 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- rights & justice: 12 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Imphal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 2,938 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,792 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,263 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,728 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 630 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 256 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 killed2,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 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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