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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,504 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 violence in Moscow, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and volcanic eruption in Italy. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 34 in 100 of its 499 stories, usually 11
RegionNorth America 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

368 of its 956 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 198 of Russia's 368 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

169 of its 499 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Volcanic eruption was named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and avalanche.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Health

US

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (224 stories). Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Ukraine

179 of its 507 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 112 of Ukraine's 179 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

472 of its 691 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Jerusalem accounted for 93 of Israel's 472 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 122 of Palestine's 148 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Nigeria (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Thailand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (124 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,504 stories about harm among 81,253 counted on 2 Jun.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 81,253 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 691 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Russia38 in 100 of its 956 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan38 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 42 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Boulder US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 785 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Boston US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 lessZambia: 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: no storiesU.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 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: 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 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 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 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 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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: no storiesEl 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBelize: 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 lessAlgeria: 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: 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: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesYemen: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 526 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 956 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 736 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Italy: 34 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 97 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 691 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 38 in 100 of its 956 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 35 in 100 of its 507 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 34 in 100 of its 736 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,941 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,726 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,009 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 2,543 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 567 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed3,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,699 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions446 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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