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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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
29 in 10022 in 10023 May30 May6 Jun13 Jun21 Jun23 May: 29 in 10024 May: 24 in 10025 May: 24 in 10026 May: 24 in 10027 May: 24 in 10028 May: 24 in 10029 May: 25 in 10030 May: 27 in 10031 May: 24 in 1001 Jun: 24 in 1002 Jun: 23 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 23 in 1005 Jun: 24 in 1006 Jun: 26 in 1007 Jun: 23 in 1008 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 22 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 22 in 10012 Jun: 24 in 10013 Jun: 23 in 10014 Jun: 22 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 22 in 10019 Jun: 24 in 10020 Jun: 25 in 10021 Jun: 22 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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 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 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: 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 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 Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIceland: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: 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 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 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: 38 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Zambia: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 50 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 914 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 85 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Paraguay: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,039 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 87 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lithuania: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jordan: 36 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 30 in 100 of its 3,648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Fiji: 46 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Eritrea: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 84 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 50 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vatican City: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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 67 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 54 in 100 of its 166 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Taiwan 50 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly health ● Belarus 50 in 100 of its 173 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 654 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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