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33,532 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 illness in Mecca, the earthquake in Mexico and people injured in Syria. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Korea →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 66 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 40
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Saudi Arabia

319 of its 486 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Mecca accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

351 of its 607 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, poisoning and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

104 of its 139 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

103 of its 152 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pulwama accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cyprus

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Germany

351 of its 898 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Egypt

122 of its 246 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 68 of Egypt's 122 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

40 of its 75 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cyprus (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Russia (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three 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 23 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 33,532 stories about harm among 109,125 counted on 23 Jun.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Korea. 31 in every 100 of the day's 109,125 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 24 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia66 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1825 Seattle US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 New York US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Chicago US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Hollywood US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336

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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'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'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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier 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'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 angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 19,554 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice21% 7,086 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,223 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,212 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 731 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 297 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 killed8,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,033 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 softer than 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.