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9,437 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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Violence in Afrin, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and evacuations in China drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 69 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

51 of its 75 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Afrin accounted for 30 of Syria's 51 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). 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.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Afrin stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 14 of Tunisia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 9 of Tunis' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

China

454 of its 1,048 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Gas explosion was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Algeria

37 of its 54 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 16 of Algiers' 16 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

Côte d’Ivoire

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

36 of its 100 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

24 of its 53 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lima accounted for 20 of Peru's 24 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

28 of its 74 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Mongkok's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Israel (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in UK (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in US (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 9,437 stories about harm among 40,813 counted on 13 Jun.

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Israel's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 40,813 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. A year earlier, on 13 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Syria stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Algeria69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan54 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Washington US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Carbis Bay UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Lagos Nigeria21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Beijing China20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 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 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 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 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 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 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 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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: no storiesAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan 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 storiesZimbabwe: 41 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 45 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 54 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 36 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 36 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 729 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 88 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 67 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 32 in 100 of its 2,515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 33 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 43 in 100 of its 1,048 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 30 in 100 of its 970 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 69 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 43 in 100 of its 1,048 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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 66 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Algeria 69 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly rights & justice ● China 43 in 100 of its 1,048 stories · mostly health ● Taiwan 54 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 55 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 4,469 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,940 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 993 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 961 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 444 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 200 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 184 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 152 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 killed2,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured665 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations36 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.