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24,421 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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Violence in Gaza, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and homes and services in Boka Kotorska drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 85 in 100 of its 755 stories, usually 49
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

641 of its 755 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 395 of Palestine's 641 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (378 stories). Road crashes were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

178 of its 254 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 31 of Baghdad's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

120 of its 609 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Somalia

517 of its 540 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 449 of Somalia's 517 stories about harm, carried by 767 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Singapore

231 of its 749 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 189 of Sentosa Island's 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

66 of its 114 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 49 of Addis Ababa's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

614 of its 837 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 404 of Afghanistan's 614 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

56 of its 138 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 17 of Kathmandu's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Spain

135 of its 709 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in North Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Guyana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 7 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 9 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 24,421 stories about harm among 114,025 counted on 9 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 114,025 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Palestine for the second day running. Palestine's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. A year earlier, on 9 June 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia96 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala86 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine85 in 100 of its 755 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Dallas US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Sentosa Island Singapore189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Hebron Palestine182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Portland US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 517 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 614 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 641 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,054 stories · about as usual Health22% 5,173 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 4,344 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,965 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,818 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 782 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 515 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 343 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 killed8,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting arrests3,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about three 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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