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16,156 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 Yangon (Myanmar), people injured in Mali and train derailment in Germany. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 35 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Myanmar

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 17 of Myanmar's 26 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 12 of Yangon's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

158 of its 540 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (56 stories). Train derailment was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

97 of its 148 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jammu accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 97 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

75 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 17 of Riyadh's 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Kyrgyzstan

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (214 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in UK (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,156 stories about harm among 72,898 counted on 3 Jun.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. of the day's 72,898 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Myanmar stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%. A year earlier, on 3 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir66 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement North Korea49 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Sri Lanka47 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 47 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 703 Uvalde US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Beijing China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Los Angeles US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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'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'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories a little warmer than the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,399 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,035 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,248 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,113 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 654 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 439 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 276 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 killed4,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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