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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St Vincent: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Panama: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,024 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 81 in 100 of its 1,224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 24 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 67 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 81 in 100 of its 1,224 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 67 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 40 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 35 in 100 of its 347 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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