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22,481 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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Most of the day's attention went to the hypothermia in Greece, violence in Darfur and people injured in Japan. Japan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 52 in 100 of its 466 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

243 of its 466 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Kalamata accounted for 139 of Greece's 243 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Hypothermia was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalamata stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

122 of its 153 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Darfur accounted for 44 of Sudan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

254 of its 1,325 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

462 of its 1,045 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

39 of its 98 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Yeraskh accounted for 36 of Armenia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

82 of its 150 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 37 of Lebanon's 82 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

73 of its 143 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Niger

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kwara accounted for 16 of Niger's 19 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Cyclone was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, hurricane and storm surge. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kashmir (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (271 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Uganda (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 22,481 stories about harm among 124,312 counted on 14 Jun.

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In Greece, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 124,312 stories, as usual. On 14 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 46 · mostly displacement Lebanon55 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Miami US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Moscow Russia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Kalamata Greece36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier 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'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Ecuador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,634 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,465 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 4,045 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,179 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,176 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 846 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 563 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 killed5,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations363 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about the usual rate

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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