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17,123 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 news turned to illness in Ramallah, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and violence in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 49 in 100 of its 570 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Health

Palestine

79 of its 128 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 68 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Illness was named in 46 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.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

189 of its 424 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 189 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 55 of Jerusalem's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

280 of its 570 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 151 of Russia's 280 stories about harm, carried by 408 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
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Health

Poland

54 of its 111 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Warsaw accounted for 50 of Poland's 54 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Health

Iran

110 of its 195 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

43 of its 101 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 28 of Mong Kok's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

68 of its 121 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 52 of Lebanon's 68 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 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: landslides in India (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 33; 33 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,123 stories about harm among 49,755 counted on 28 Jun.

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Mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual in India's news. of the day's 49,755 news stories, 34 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 today. Palestine's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Kashmir61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia60 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 829 Louisville US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Manhattan US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Hollywood US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times 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 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 angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 9,550 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,563 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence8% 1,344 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,304 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 684 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 256 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 166 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 136 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 killed5,579 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,030 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured927 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.