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8,585 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 train derailment in Russia, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and people injured in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Israel → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 57 in 100 of its 657 stories, usually 25
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

376 of its 657 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 132 of Russia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

135 of its 296 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 135 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 34 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

457 of its 673 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Illness was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

110 of its 260 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

64 of its 225 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jamaica

22 of its 79 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Ocho Rios' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 58 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (22 of its stories, about 5 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 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 8,585 stories about harm among 44,386 counted on 1 Jun.

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Russia's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 44,386 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Israel. Russia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 1 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Switzerland, on 4 of 7 days. Over May, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in May 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Russia57 in 100 of its 657 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh46 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine42 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Dhaka Bangladesh34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Boulder US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Gaza Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Paris France20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: no storiesMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCongo: 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 34 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 57 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 37 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 30 in 100 of its 2,823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 28 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 68 in 100 of its 673 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 57 in 100 of its 657 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 296 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 593 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents23% 1,973 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health23% 1,939 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 1,794 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence18% 1,542 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 451 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 197 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 killed2,545 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,047 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced161 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations145 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 harsher than 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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