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68,142 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 protests in Mukalla (Yemen), violence in Sarajevo and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 83 in 100 of its 299 stories, usually 35
RegionNorth America 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

155 of its 182 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mukalla accounted for 97 of Yemen's 155 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 77 of Mukalla's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Mukalla stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

75 of its 78 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Sarajevo accounted for 64 of Bosnia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,026 of its 1,595 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 761 of Israel's 1,026 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Uganda

218 of its 412 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

69 of its 246 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 32 of Bucharest's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

418 of its 737 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 161 of Dhaka's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (298 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

348 of its 487 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 321 of Lebanon's 348 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

228 of its 338 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

US

34,039 of its 88,027 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11,332 stories). Accidents were named in 723 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Iceland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Austria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 68,142 stories about harm among 255,016 counted on 13 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 165 days held. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 255,016 stories, above the usual 21. People killed were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia96 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Bahrain83 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 1,109 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US1785 stories about protests or strikes, of its 14512 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2482 Dhaka Bangladesh161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Dohuk Iraq107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Caracas Venezuela96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGrenada: 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 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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 lessYemen: 85 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)US: 39 in 100 of its 88,027 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 53 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 60 in 100 of its 932 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Saudi Arabia: 44 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Qatar: 51 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Papua New Guinea: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 1,411 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 61 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 71 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 1,595 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 75 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 555 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Honduras: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 67 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Eritrea: 68 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)El Salvador: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Egypt: 42 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Burundi: 76 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bosnia: 96 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 57 in 100 of its 737 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahrain: 83 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 76 in 100 of its 1,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Marshall Islands: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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

● Bahrain 83 in 100 of its 299 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 76 in 100 of its 1,109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 75 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 85 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 850 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 96 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence43% 29,147 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice21% 14,228 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health14% 9,367 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents8% 5,542 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 5,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,491 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,091 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 killed35,128 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured16,151 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected6,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,700 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees1,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations286 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about a third of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.