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9,002 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 Tel Aviv, protests in Seoul (South Korea) and a disaster in Symi drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 67 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

989 of its 1,224 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tel Aviv accounted for 336 of Israel's 989 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (444 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

99 of its 147 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

191 of its 268 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 175 of Palestine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 3 of Lusaka's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

US

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Heatstroke was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides and plane crash.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 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 9 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 9,002 stories about harm among 51,584 counted on 9 Jun.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 4 times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 51,584 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. the news turned to Israel for the third day running. Mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual in Mexico's news. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel81 in 100 of its 1,224 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iran40 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Seoul South Korea40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Gaza Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Manhattan US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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'sPoland: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'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 readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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 a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 989 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 241 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 596 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,355 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,212 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,586 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,381 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 208 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 killed2,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,464 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions883 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees216 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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
● Griefa little more than 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.