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16,604 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 news turned to drownings in Sri Lanka, violence in Aleppo and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 27 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

66 of its 165 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Colombo accounted for 46 of Sri Lanka's 66 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 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.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Germany

190 of its 713 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tsunami was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with earthquake and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

22 of its 82 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

20 of its 66 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 13 of Pyongyang's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

60 of its 129 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Angola

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,604 stories about harm among 96,357 counted on 3 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,357 stories, as usual. On 4 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,409 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir47 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Jerusalem Israel81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Beijing China48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Mexico City Mexico47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Manhattan US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: 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 readMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful 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'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 859 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,261 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 3,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,828 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,019 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 344 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 killed3,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 much 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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