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13,472 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 people killed in France, rights and justice in Gaza and abductions in the UK. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 31 in 100 of its 821 stories, usually 14
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

France

258 of its 821 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories). Ebola was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, storms and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatstroke, hunger and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 217 of Iran's 371 stories about harm, carried by 423 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

30 of its 38 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Singapore

34 of its 168 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

38 of Abuja's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 51 of Russia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Venezuela (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,472 stories about harm among 78,161 counted on 24 Jun.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. of the day's 78,161 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. France's news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo59 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Palestine55 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon49 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 574 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Abuja Nigeria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Dallas US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Brooklyn US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: 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 lessDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMunich, Germany -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 66 outletsSittingbourne, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 26 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 14 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

● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Sittingbourne UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,314 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,314 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,628 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,618 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 562 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 334 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 killed3,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured656 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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