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10,655 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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Rights and justice in Hanoi, a disaster in Bogota and violence in Mogadishu drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 46 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Vietnam

157 of its 477 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 114 of Vietnam's 157 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

115 of its 190 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 71 of Colombia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Illness was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

44 of its 54 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 36 of Somalia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
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Health

Sweden

42 of its 91 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 32 of Sweden's 42 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

256 of its 586 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Drownings were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

157 of its 469 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Italy (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in India (67 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 10,655 stories about harm among 56,222 counted on 11 Jun.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Vietnam. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 56,222 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In the Philippines' news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia61 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Khartoum Sudan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Hollywood US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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 readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 twice 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'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,696 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents25% 2,589 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice22% 2,280 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,283 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 343 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 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 killed2,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,047 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions140 at about twice the usual rate · most about Vietnam and the US Stories reporting refugees113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the Dominican Republic

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 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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