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11,041 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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Protests in Mannheim (Germany), violence in Sanaa and illness in Finland drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 48 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Germany

81 of its 329 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Mannheim's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Mannheim stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. San Salvador accounted for 14 of el Salvador's 17 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 7 of San Salvador's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

29 of its 61 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Colombo accounted for 20 of Sri Lanka's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

39 of its 183 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 of Seoul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 184 of Israel's 618 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

8 of its 32 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 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: outbreaks in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (30 of its stories, about three 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 1 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 11,041 stories about harm among 62,235 counted on 1 Jun.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 62,235 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Germany stood out: 25% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. On 2 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. Over May, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in May 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 914 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka48 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Iran45 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Tel Aviv Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sSweden: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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 readLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 618 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,011 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,709 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,991 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 538 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 395 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 205 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 killed2,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.