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9,982 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 protests in Quito (Ecuador), violence in Oslo and people injured in Spain. Norway's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 87 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Quito accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 23 of Quito's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Norway

282 of its 323 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 273 of Norway's 282 stories about harm, carried by 643 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Rights & justice

Spain

108 of its 315 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

151 of its 195 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 151 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and flooding.

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

Palestine

39 of its 56 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 33 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

69 of its 128 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

217 of its 542 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Italy (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 9,982 stories about harm among 43,140 counted on 25 Jun.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Ecuador. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 43,140 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Somalia's news. In Ecuador, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. On 25 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Norway87 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye54 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Uvalde US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Melilla Spain28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Norway about twice as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 3,402 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice25% 2,452 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 1,506 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,144 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 607 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 380 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 222 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 161 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 killed2,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting people affected760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced39 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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