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9,869 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 Tiananmen (China), violence in Mopti and train derailment in Germany drew the news. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 44 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

China

264 of its 761 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 71 of Tiananmen's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and hurricane. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Tiananmen stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mopti accounted for 22 of Mali's 45 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

69 of its 254 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Train derailment was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kashmir

82 of its 125 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khartoum accounted for 14 of Sudan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

India

826 of its 2,455 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Kuwait (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in US (237 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,869 stories about harm among 42,709 counted on 4 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to China. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,709 stories, as usual. China's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 4 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali79 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia44 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 21 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Uvalde US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Hyderabad India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 82 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 3,676 stories · less than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice20% 1,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,376 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,305 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 498 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 439 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 253 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 killed2,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 much harsher than 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.