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19,949 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Gaza (Palestine), flooding in Sri Lanka and the earthquake in Taiwan. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChina 39 in 100 of its 2,301 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 30 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Gaza's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 108 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mauritius

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mauritius over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

China

908 of its 2,301 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 191 of Beijing's 301 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

35 of its 63 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

45 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Romania

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 139 of Israel's 272 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Israel (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in UK (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 19,949 stories about harm among 87,164 counted on 4 Jun.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Palestine, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,164 stories, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Sri Lanka55 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Taiwan55 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Beijing China191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Minneapolis US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Minsk Belarus50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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'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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'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 a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 372 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 9,919 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,266 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,794 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,573 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 559 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 282 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 killed4,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured827 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US

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.

● 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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