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17,847 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 earthquake in Türkiye, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Health

Türkiye

124 of its 201 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 32 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

72 of its 96 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

205 of its 415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

France

201 of its 442 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Paris accounted for 151 of France's 201 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 78 of Bangladesh's 145 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

136 of its 336 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Overdoses were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

China

Beijing accounted for 311 of China's 597 stories about harm, carried by 683 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,847 stories about harm among 50,283 counted on 14 Jun.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 35 in every 100 of the day's 50,283 stories, above the usual 34. A year earlier, on 15 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 35 today. In Türkiye, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Türkiye62 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 London UK192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Los Angeles US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Paris France74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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'sBahrain: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 429 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 9,280 stories · much less than usual (usually 61%) Rights & justice28% 4,919 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 172 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 137 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 killed5,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than 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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