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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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
38 in 10030 in 10030 May6 Jun13 Jun20 Jun28 Jun30 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 10027 Jun: 33 in 10028 Jun: 34 in 100 · this day

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.

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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: no storiesIsle 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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: no storiesNetherlands: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesHaiti: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: 79 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Puerto Rico: 89 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)US: 44 in 100 of its 14,199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Tunisia: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Russia: 49 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Poland: 49 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Philippines: 53 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Mexico: 49 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Lebanon: 56 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kyrgyzstan: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kuwait: 55 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Iraq: 69 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Iran: 56 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Indonesia: 60 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)India: 44 in 100 of its 3,247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Chile: 78 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Brazil: 53 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Bangladesh: 50 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Algeria: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 34)
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 34 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

● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly health ● Indonesia 60 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 61 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 56 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly health

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

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.