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21,033 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 Khartoum (Sudan), rights and justice in Blaj and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 57 in 100 of its 1,085 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

67 of its 100 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Khartoum accounted for 64 of Sudan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 61 of Khartoum's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

87 of its 193 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Blaj accounted for 84 of Romania's 87 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Blaj stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

291 of its 393 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 237 of Afghanistan's 291 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

619 of its 1,085 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (410 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Syria

433 of its 513 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Golan Heights accounted for 196 of Syria's 433 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

1,068 of its 1,776 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jerusalem accounted for 888 of Israel's 1,068 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (254 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Russia

279 of its 860 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 107 of Moscow's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

China

645 of its 2,666 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 351 of Tiananmen's 515 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

110 of its 180 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 7 of Almaty's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in France (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Oman (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Kashmir (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 21,033 stories about harm among 95,422 counted on 2 Jun.

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In France's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. 22 in every 100 of the day's 95,422 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Sudan, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya89 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria84 in 100 of its 513 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 San Francisco US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Jerusalem Israel205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 888 New Orleans US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Virginia Beach US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 433 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Angola few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,620 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 5,136 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,053 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,552 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,312 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 439 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 317 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 killed7,439 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured3,777 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected2,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions91 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced72 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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 about as 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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