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18,633 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 illness in Issyk Kul, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and violence in Seytenga. Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 65 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Issyk Kul accounted for 20 of Kyrgyzstan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Issyk Kul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Quito accounted for 17 of Ecuador's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 15 of Quito's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Food & livelihood

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Brazil

113 of its 283 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Namibia

18 of its 54 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Heatstroke was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in China (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ukraine (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 15 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 18,633 stories about harm among 86,057 counted on 15 Jun.

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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Kyrgyzstan's news. of the day's 86,057 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kyrgyzstan stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 15 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 →

Kyrgyzstan65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Palestine58 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda45 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 846 Delhi India97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sNamibia: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominican 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 378 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Rwanda about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories a little warmer than the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,349 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,747 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,294 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,750 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood8% 1,553 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 703 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 639 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 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 killed3,639 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured774 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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