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61,473 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and the drought in Eswatini. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 88 in 100 of its 690 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

570 of its 767 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 296 of Afghanistan's 570 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (177 stories). Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Eswatini

26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Malawi

125 of its 238 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 18 of Machinga's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,396 of its 2,302 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,017 of Israel's 1,396 stories about harm, carried by 836 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (654 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

126 of its 296 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,144 of its 1,699 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (623 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

367 of its 620 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 312 of Venezuela's 367 stories about harm, carried by 281 outlets. 283 of Caracas' 312 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

66 of its 139 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zambia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 61,473 stories about harm among 295,782 counted on 8 Jun.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 295,782 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea88 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Burundi88 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Eritrea87 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea545 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Washington US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2649 Caracas Venezuela283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Aleppo Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Istanbul Türkiye184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bangladesh about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 1,144 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 19,762 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 11,983 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,586 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,167 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,202 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,446 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,324 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 killed18,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,061 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Eritrea and the US Stories reporting evacuations626 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and Australia Stories reporting people displaced471 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about half 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.

● 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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