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16,494 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 earthquake in Afghanistan, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and people injured in Norway drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 81 in 100 of its 358 stories, usually 64
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

291 of its 358 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 108 of Afghanistan's 291 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Earthquake was named in 243 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Quito accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Quito's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Health

Norway

31 of its 103 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Malta

27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Birkirkara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Tripoli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

33 of its 52 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 18 of Cuba's 33 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (20 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 16,494 stories about harm among 79,171 counted on 24 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 May 2022. of the day's 79,171 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Afghanistan for the third day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 24 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Tunisia48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye41 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 742 Uvalde US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 London UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 New York US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: 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'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than 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'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 246 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,749 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice21% 3,442 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,952 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,715 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 1,156 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 596 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 420 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed3,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured788 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Sudan Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US 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.

● 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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