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17,449 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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Illness in Mecca, arrests in Yemen and rights and justice in Tripoli drew the news. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 35 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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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Health

Saudi Arabia

67 of its 300 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mecca accounted for 54 of Saudi Arabia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Heatstroke was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 17 of Libya's 20 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Norway

52 of its 149 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 133 of Russia's 222 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Norway (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,449 stories about harm among 94,998 counted on 4 Jun.

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Saudi Arabia's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,998 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Saudi Arabia, 22% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. On 4 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador41 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Boulder US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 San Francisco US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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 readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 613 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 222 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,849 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 4,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,096 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,482 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed4,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations239 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Switzerland and Ireland

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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