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21,515 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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Violence in Kulgam, people killed in Saudi Arabia and building collapse in Egypt drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 51 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Saudi Arabia

101 of its 411 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Heatstroke was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

94 of its 159 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

98 of its 120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

331 of its 1,150 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 200 of Vietnam's 331 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Flooding was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague.

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Conflict & violence

Honduras

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

102 of its 556 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 466 of Russia's 630 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in China (16 of its stories, about 8 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 27 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 21,515 stories about harm among 116,112 counted on 27 Jun.

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Vietnam's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 116,112 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 June 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Kashmir stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 674 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Manipur India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 630 stories about harm ● Greece a little warmer than the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,082 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice24% 4,976 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,651 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,204 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 971 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed5,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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