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29,417 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 Kabul, flooding in Türkiye and rights and justice in Morocco drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 54 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 39
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

112 of its 155 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Türkiye

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (182 stories). Heatwave was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 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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Rights & justice

Tunisia

31 of its 56 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

23 of its 65 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

United Arab Emirates

116 of its 321 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dubai accounted for 91 of the United Arab Emirates' 116 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets.

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Health

South Sudan

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

Poisoning was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Mexico (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 29,417 stories about harm among 95,889 counted on 22 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. In Mexico's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 31 in every 100 of the day's 95,889 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia55 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Sudan55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Morocco54 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1123 American Museum of Natural History US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Tulsa US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Hollywood US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Chicago US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293

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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readRomania: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: 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'sEl 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: 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'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 warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as 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'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than 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 more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 2,385 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,883 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 6,105 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,973 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,833 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,186 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 597 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 323 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 277 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 killed8,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,882 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.