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17,498 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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Protests in Idlib (Syria), violence in Tigray and the drought in Somalia drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 36 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 20
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

60 of its 92 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 10 of Idlib's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

90 of its 166 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 74 of Ethiopia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Displacement

Somalia

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

133 of its 198 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 61 of Afghanistan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

195 of its 471 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 116 of Iran's 195 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

287 of its 654 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

34 of its 95 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 3 of Managua's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

82 of its 183 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lesotho

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (260 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in UK (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 17,498 stories about harm among 78,715 counted on 21 Jun.

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In Somalia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 78,715 stories, below the usual 24. A year earlier, on 21 June 2020, 34 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Syria, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine51 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 8,250 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,593 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,131 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,388 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 749 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 473 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 341 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 killed4,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees208 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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