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19,801 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 rights and justice in Damascus, power cuts in Vietnam and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 34 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Syria

72 of its 113 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Damascus accounted for 33 of Syria's 72 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Vietnam

373 of its 1,220 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

241 of its 727 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Philippine accounted for 135 of the Philippines' 241 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake, tropical storm and respiratory illness.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

23 of its 112 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 6 of Baku's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Somalia

43 of its 58 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 30 of Somalia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

22 of its 65 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

109 of its 313 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Hurricane was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes.

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Displacement

Congo

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

407 of its 931 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Drownings were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

DR Congo

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Egypt (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (255 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Italy (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 19,801 stories about harm among 106,200 counted on 12 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,200 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Sudan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 London UK78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Miami US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Hollywood US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Philadelphia US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,062 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,570 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,010 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence9% 1,751 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 973 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 966 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 451 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 killed4,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations332 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Vietnam and the US Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India 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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