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18,077 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 landslides in Afghanistan, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and evacuations in Malta. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 82 in 100 of its 425 stories, usually 61
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

350 of its 425 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Khost accounted for 111 of Afghanistan's 350 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (222 stories). Landslides were named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, drought and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

31 of its 44 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Quito accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 31 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 21 of Quito's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 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 →
Health

Malta

41 of its 86 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Guadeloupe

27 of its 27 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. French West Indies accounted for 18 of Guadeloupe's 27 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

40 of its 101 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

12 of its 33 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Denmark (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (53 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (49 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in UK (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 18,077 stories about harm among 84,653 counted on 23 Jun.

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The news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 84,653 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 61% is usual. A year earlier, on 23 June 2021, 21 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 →

Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 425 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda55 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 49 · mostly food & livelihood Palestine49 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 London UK77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Uvalde US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Boston US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 New York US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful 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'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful 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'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful 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 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,336 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,478 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,293 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,800 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood8% 1,420 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 579 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 killed3,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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