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20,009 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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Abductions in China, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and heavy rain in Sri Lanka drew the news. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 56 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

China

684 of its 2,170 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 134 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bird flu and west nile virus. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 75 of Belarus' 97 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 43 of Minsk's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

62 of its 141 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 45 of Uganda's 62 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

61 of its 109 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

163 of its 581 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

7 of Yangon's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Haiti

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Greece (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Canada (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 20,009 stories about harm among 85,133 counted on 1 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 November 2020. 24 in every 100 of the day's 85,133 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. A year earlier, on 1 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. China stood out: 32% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Over May, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 in May 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Peru56 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Syria55 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 604 Tulsa US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Minsk Belarus43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

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 readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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

● Peru about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 684 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 9,927 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,605 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,178 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,035 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 812 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 571 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 390 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed5,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured934 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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