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31,451 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 day's news pointed at protests in Minsk (Belarus), the earthquake in Türkiye and people killed in Jordan. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 52 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

65 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Minsk accounted for 54 of Belarus' 65 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 34 of Minsk's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Outbreaks were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

198 of its 370 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Jordan

47 of its 130 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mali

39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 6 of Bamako's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Russia

320 of its 821 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 208 of Russia's 320 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

98 of its 132 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

Beijing accounted for 807 of China's 1,364 stories about harm, carried by 1,044 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 229 of Pakistan's 441 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger 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 (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in India (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 31,451 stories about harm among 96,594 counted on 15 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 96,594 stories, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 16 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Rwanda75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Mali65 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1035 Atlanta US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 London UK235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Hollywood US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Chicago US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: 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'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 17,486 stories · less than usual (usually 61%) Rights & justice27% 8,282 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents6% 1,853 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,458 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,025 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 517 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 272 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 killed7,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about the usual rate

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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