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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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 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. 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessKuwait: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 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 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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 storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Zambia: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 37 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 48 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 65 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 56 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mongolia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 33 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 30 in 100 of its 4,422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greece: 34 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Gambia: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Dominica: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 56 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 32 in 100 of its 2,170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chad: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brunei: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 52 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 32 in 100 of its 2,170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bermuda: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Macao: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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 54 in 100 of its 193 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 65 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Belarus 52 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Peru 56 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly health ● Syria 55 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 745 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.