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31,750 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 Baghdad, illness in Dubai and rights and justice in Burundi drew the news. Burundi's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 69 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 48
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

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

86 of its 125 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 62 of Iraq's 86 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

27 of its 58 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kashmir

129 of its 185 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Anantnag accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 129 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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

Yemen

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Belgium

48 of its 112 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Brussels accounted for 37 of Belgium's 48 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets.

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Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 123 of Israel's 231 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Romania (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 33; 31 the day before
38 in 10030 in 10028 May4 Jun11 Jun18 Jun26 Jun28 May: 32 in 10029 May: 32 in 10030 May: 36 in 10031 May: 38 in 1001 Jun: 35 in 1002 Jun: 36 in 1003 Jun: 35 in 1004 Jun: 35 in 1005 Jun: 34 in 1006 Jun: 37 in 1007 Jun: 38 in 1008 Jun: 35 in 1009 Jun: 33 in 10010 Jun: 33 in 10011 Jun: 32 in 10012 Jun: 32 in 10013 Jun: 35 in 10014 Jun: 35 in 10015 Jun: 33 in 10016 Jun: 32 in 10017 Jun: 32 in 10018 Jun: 31 in 10019 Jun: 31 in 10020 Jun: 32 in 10021 Jun: 34 in 10022 Jun: 31 in 10023 Jun: 31 in 10024 Jun: 30 in 10025 Jun: 31 in 10026 Jun: 30 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 31,750 stories about harm among 104,216 counted on 26 Jun.

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In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 104,216 stories, below the usual 33. A year earlier, on 27 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. In Iraq, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Kashmir70 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US473 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1631 Beijing China91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Chicago US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 New York US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 San Francisco US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 84 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)US: 39 in 100 of its 32,938 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Sierra Leone: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Saudi Arabia: 42 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Philippines: 53 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Peru: 46 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Papua New Guinea: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 778 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Mexico: 43 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kuwait: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Iraq: 69 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Haiti: 86 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Côte d’Ivoire: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)DR Congo: 76 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Congo: 68 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)China: 39 in 100 of its 2,044 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Burundi: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Bhutan: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Belgium: 43 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Bangladesh: 59 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Argentina: 46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 70 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)China: 39 in 100 of its 2,044 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 70 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 70 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 70 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 30 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 70 in 100 of its 185 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 69 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 59 in 100 of its 196 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 53 in 100 of its 696 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 18,481 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice21% 6,755 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,093 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,763 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 674 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 290 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 killed7,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,025 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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