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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,320 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Jenin, wildfires in France and people displaced in Sudan. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 74 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 50
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Palestine

67 of its 90 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jenin accounted for 51 of Palestine's 67 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

France

131 of its 617 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Somalia

29 of its 40 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Mogadishu accounted for 14 of Somalia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Kigali accounted for 25 of Rwanda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Kyrgyzstan

14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Bangladesh (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ukraine (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in China (10 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 17 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 17,320 stories about harm among 79,605 counted on 17 Jun.

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Bangladesh's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 79,605 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Palestine, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 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 →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda54 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 809 London UK72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Bihar India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,857 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,643 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,200 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,660 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood8% 1,286 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 305 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 killed3,430 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● Griefa little less than 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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