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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 22; 21 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10027 May3 Jun10 Jun17 Jun25 Jun27 May: 23 in 10028 May: 23 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 10031 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 22 in 1002 Jun: 22 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 23 in 1005 Jun: 24 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 1007 Jun: 22 in 1008 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 21 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 23 in 10012 Jun: 23 in 10013 Jun: 22 in 10014 Jun: 22 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 23 in 10019 Jun: 22 in 10020 Jun: 22 in 10021 Jun: 21 in 10022 Jun: 22 in 10023 Jun: 21 in 10024 Jun: 21 in 10025 Jun: 23 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 583 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 34 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 87 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lesotho: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 30 in 100 of its 2,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 33 in 100 of its 699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 77 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 33 in 100 of its 699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 583 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Norway 87 in 100 of its 323 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 77 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 54 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 56 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 40 in 100 of its 542 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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