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8,517 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 deaths in East London, violence in Oslo and protests in Quito (Ecuador). South Africa's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 72 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Africa

222 of its 448 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. East London accounted for 120 of South Africa's 222 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → East London stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

73 of its 101 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Oslo accounted for 70 of Norway's 73 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Quito accounted for 20 of Ecuador's 21 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 20 of Quito's 20 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 →
Rights & justice

Spain

72 of its 308 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

304 of its 662 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 189 of Ukraine's 304 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

28 of its 54 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

37 of its 91 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

3 of Rabat's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in China (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in UK (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 8,517 stories about harm among 37,585 counted on 26 Jun.

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Switzerland's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 37,585 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Africa, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 26 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Ecuador, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Norway72 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia52 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 32 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Rwanda51 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 50 · mostly health South Africa50 in 100 of its 448 stories · usually 30 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Kyiv Ukraine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Ahmedabad India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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 lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 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 lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 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: no storiesGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: no storiesBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesUkraine: 46 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 50 in 100 of its 448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 51 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 72 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 31 in 100 of its 2,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 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

● Afghanistan 69 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Norway 72 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 50 in 100 of its 448 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 662 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 51 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health ● Colombia 52 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 2,958 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice22% 1,829 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 1,193 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,065 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 574 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 185 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 176 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 killed2,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured701 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 harsher than 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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