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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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23 in 10019 in 10010 May17 May24 May31 May8 Jun10 May: 20 in 10011 May: 19 in 10012 May: 19 in 10013 May: 19 in 10014 May: 22 in 10015 May: 22 in 10016 May: 19 in 10017 May: 20 in 10018 May: 20 in 10019 May: 20 in 10020 May: 20 in 10021 May: 22 in 10022 May: 23 in 10023 May: 21 in 10024 May: 20 in 10025 May: 20 in 10026 May: 20 in 10027 May: 21 in 10028 May: 22 in 10029 May: 23 in 10030 May: 22 in 10031 May: 21 in 1001 Jun: 21 in 1002 Jun: 21 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 21 in 1005 Jun: 22 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 1007 Jun: 22 in 1008 Jun: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: 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 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 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 lessBahrain: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessCook 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 lessMaldives: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Zambia: 30 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 59 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 28 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 67 in 100 of its 1,699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Togo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 55 in 100 of its 1,043 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 1,282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 46 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 862 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 1,536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 56 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 88 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 3,319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 93 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 46 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Moldova: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 1,563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 53 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 83 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 1,170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kazakhstan: 47 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 37 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Italy: 28 in 100 of its 1,645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 2,302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 81 in 100 of its 983 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 87 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 56 in 100 of its 1,046 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 87 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 31 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 43 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Marshall Islands: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Papua New Guinea 88 in 100 of its 690 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 81 in 100 of its 983 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Eritrea 87 in 100 of its 329 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Libya 83 in 100 of its 398 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 1,282 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 767 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.