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18,507 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 news turned to a disaster in Khost, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and people displaced in Mali. Afghanistan'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 mostAfghanistan 86 in 100 of its 640 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

552 of its 640 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khost accounted for 199 of Afghanistan's 552 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (444 stories). Natural hazards were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Khost stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 26 of Ecuador's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 26 of Quito's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

South Korea

93 of its 335 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 74 of South Korea's 93 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Chickenpox was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

105 of its 291 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Türkiye

97 of its 225 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 67 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

85 of its 137 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kigali accounted for 62 of Rwanda's 85 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chickenpox in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 18,507 stories about harm among 84,222 counted on 22 Jun.

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In Denmark's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,222 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. On 22 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda62 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Uvalde US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Philadelphia US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Quito Ecuador26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri 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'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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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 readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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'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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 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 a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 552 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 312 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 7,277 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,359 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,726 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence10% 1,756 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood9% 1,595 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 532 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 333 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 killed4,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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