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18,260 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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Violence in Berlin, illness in Mogadishu and train derailment in Iran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 36 in 100 of its 764 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Germany

272 of its 764 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Berlin accounted for 182 of Germany's 272 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Health

Somalia

38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 18 of Somalia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 174 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Train derailment was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Health

Vietnam

78 of its 232 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Morocco

25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Belgium

45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Finland

22 of its 76 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: overdoses in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (12 of its stories, about 4 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 8 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 18,260 stories about harm among 84,098 counted on 8 Jun.

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Iran's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,098 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Germany, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. On 8 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria62 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 347 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir46 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea44 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Afghanistan43 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 824 Uvalde US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 San Francisco US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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 readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: 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 angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 400 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,406 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,538 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,132 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,948 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,403 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 871 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 461 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 275 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 killed4,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees124 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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.