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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,041 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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The news turned to violence in Tigray, people injured in Hong Kong and people killed in Fiji. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 55 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

96 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tigray accounted for 69 of Ethiopia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten 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.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

154 of its 281 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Fiji

39 of its 90 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

78 of its 205 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

68 of its 222 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

301 of its 722 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 66 of Afghanistan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hunger.

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

92 of its 216 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Peru (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Madagascar (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 20,041 stories about harm among 93,892 counted on 23 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020. of the day's 93,892 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. New Zealand's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. On 23 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 21 today. In Ethiopia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 954 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Manhattan US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Houston US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,822 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,923 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,559 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 705 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 274 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 killed4,432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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
● Griefa little less than 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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