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17,069 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 illness in Kabul, arrests in Libya and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Libya's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 73 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 47
RegionEast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Afghanistan

76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

89 of its 122 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

104 of its 146 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Israel

157 of its 344 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 157 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

China

715 of its 1,432 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beijing accounted for 295 of China's 715 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Overdoses were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 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.

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Health

Chile

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

118 of its 164 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in US (306 of its stories, about three times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 17,069 stories about harm among 50,191 counted on 21 Jun.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 34 in every 100 of the day's 50,191 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 34 today. Afghanistan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Libya73 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia71 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tulsa US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 616 London UK166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 San Francisco US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Minneapolis US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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'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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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'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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 9,252 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice22% 3,704 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,472 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,127 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 744 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 135 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 killed5,714 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,251 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.