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36,168 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 news turned to deaths in Aktobe, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and a disaster in Bucharest. Kazakhstan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 84 in 100 of its 206 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 78 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

173 of its 206 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Aktobe accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 9 times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktobe stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dakar accounted for 71 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 61 of Dakar's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

91 of its 97 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

62 of its 167 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

223 of its 273 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 181 of Somalia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

441 of its 745 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 300 of Bangladesh's 441 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

441 of its 1,266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

354 of its 879 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

289 of its 930 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 127 of Petersburg's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Russia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (61 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in US (931 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 36,168 stories about harm among 161,819 counted on 5 Jun.

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In Kazakhstan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Russia's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. of the day's 161,819 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan84 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria83 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Fallujah Iraq184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Dhaka Bangladesh149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Beijing China133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Petersburg Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 78 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 48 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 858 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 52 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 31 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 69 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 930 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 51 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 2,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 57 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 44 in 100 of its 1,759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 94 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kazakhstan: 84 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 1,316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 76 in 100 of its 972 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 879 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 39 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 35 in 100 of its 1,266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 41 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Czechia: 37 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 52 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 59 in 100 of its 745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahrain: 57 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Angola: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 945 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Maldives: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 76 in 100 of its 972 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 82 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kazakhstan 84 in 100 of its 206 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Niger 94 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 69 in 100 of its 379 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 8,587 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 8,490 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,934 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 5,564 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,095 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 925 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 528 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 killed12,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,830 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,327 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill247 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.