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9,878 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 violence in Kigali, illness in Taipei and people injured in India. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 40 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Rights & justice

India

861 of its 2,631 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories).

India over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

11 of its 32 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Qatar

17 of its 75 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Canada

Outbreaks were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with chickenpox. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Heatstroke was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides and hypothermia.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ukraine (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in China (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10013 May20 May27 May3 Jun11 Jun13 May: 22 in 10014 May: 22 in 10015 May: 24 in 10016 May: 22 in 10017 May: 23 in 10018 May: 22 in 10019 May: 22 in 10020 May: 22 in 10021 May: 23 in 10022 May: 24 in 10023 May: 23 in 10024 May: 22 in 10025 May: 24 in 10026 May: 23 in 10027 May: 23 in 10028 May: 23 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 10031 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 22 in 1002 Jun: 22 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 23 in 1005 Jun: 24 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 1007 Jun: 22 in 1008 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 21 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 9,878 stories about harm among 43,517 counted on 11 Jun.

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Italy's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 43,517 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. Rwanda stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria54 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda51 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan40 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 29 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Delhi India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Howrah India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Ranchi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Uvalde US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: no storiesBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 51 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jamaica: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 33 in 100 of its 2,631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 29 in 100 of its 1,164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 63 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Kashmir 53 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 51 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 37 in 100 of its 635 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 39 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,906 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,034 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 1,276 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,121 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 607 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 218 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds 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 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.