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53,891 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Sofia, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and refugees in the Czechia. Bulgaria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 68 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 16
RegionEurope 36 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 →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

108 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sofia accounted for 93 of Bulgaria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

129 of its 163 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 97 of Haiti's 129 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 93 of Port-au-Prince's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Displacement

Czechia

68 of its 203 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

151 of its 165 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Jordan

85 of its 208 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 53 of King Faisal Air Base's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

11,277 of its 22,615 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6,114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

193 of its 294 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

76 of its 209 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 31 of Banjul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

117 of its 158 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 117 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Romania

22 of its 83 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Canada (338 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 32 the day before
32 in 10019 in 1007 May14 May21 May28 May5 Jun7 May: 24 in 1008 May: 20 in 1009 May: 20 in 10010 May: 20 in 10011 May: 19 in 10012 May: 20 in 10013 May: 22 in 10014 May: 20 in 10015 May: 20 in 10016 May: 20 in 10017 May: 20 in 10018 May: 20 in 10019 May: 21 in 10020 May: 22 in 10021 May: 22 in 10022 May: 20 in 10023 May: 26 in 10024 May: 23 in 10025 May: 22 in 10026 May: 22 in 10027 May: 25 in 10028 May: 26 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 10031 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 20 in 1002 Jun: 20 in 1003 Jun: 24 in 1004 Jun: 32 in 1005 Jun: 25 in 100 · this day

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 53,891 stories about harm among 218,876 counted on 5 Jun.

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Bulgaria's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Bulgaria for the second day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 218,876 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen81 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti79 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Maldives74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US649 stories about protests or strikes, of its 777 London UK464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 8405 Washington US372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1910 Caracas Venezuela246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Chicago US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666

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 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. 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 lessPeru: 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: 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 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 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: 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 lessHonduras: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 81 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 63 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cayman Islands: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)UK: 50 in 100 of its 22,615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 49 in 100 of its 848 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 48 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 1,035 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Qatar: 40 in 100 of its 4,627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 50 in 100 of its 2,375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 1,313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Niger: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 74 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lesotho: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Jordan: 41 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 1,603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 67 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 79 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Gambia: 36 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Egypt: 34 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Czechia: 33 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 92 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Burundi: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bulgaria: 68 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bahrain: 35 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)British Virgin Islands: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Maldives: 74 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
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 25 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

● Congo 92 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 445 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 81 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 79 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Iraq 67 in 100 of its 485 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 74 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 20,029 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice20% 10,824 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 8,842 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,217 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,042 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 985 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 killed22,444 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured10,948 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests8,219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected4,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Australia Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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.