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9,786 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 day's news pointed at people injured in Ukraine, wildfires in Greece and illness in Philippine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 84 in 100 of its 218 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Ukraine

101 of its 217 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

58 of its 139 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Athens accounted for 34 of Greece's 58 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Philippines

171 of its 427 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 106 of the Philippines' 171 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

178 of its 500 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Barbados

183 of its 218 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (80 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Grenada

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. the Grenadine Islands accounted for 26 of Grenada's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Hurricane was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm and flooding.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

373 of its 978 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

57 of its 195 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

77 of its 184 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Nairobi accounted for 45 of Kenya's 77 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 25 of Nairobi's 45 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

115 of its 352 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Grenada (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (51 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Switzerland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in India (59 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 30 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 9,786 stories about harm among 51,597 counted on 30 Jun.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 51,597 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Grenada's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 1 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Barbados84 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine47 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 San Francisco US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Tel Aviv Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Nairobi Kenya25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readEthiopia: 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'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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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 readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier 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'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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,379 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,155 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,133 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 1,448 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 591 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 340 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 295 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 241 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 killed2,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured892 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third 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 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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