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15,615 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 Kyiv, volcanic eruption in Guatemala and rights and justice in Baghdad. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 54 in 100 of its 474 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

254 of its 474 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 170 of Ukraine's 254 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

24 of its 52 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 16 of Iraq's 24 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Lebanon

65 of its 107 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 48 of Lebanon's 65 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

600 of its 3,112 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). House fires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

48 of its 134 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 29 of Iran's 48 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in Canada (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,615 stories about harm among 86,618 counted on 6 Jun.

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In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,618 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 6 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 →

Israel65 in 100 of its 793 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon61 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine54 in 100 of its 474 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Boulder US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Manhattan US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Kyiv Ukraine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

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 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 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 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 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 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 lessNigeria: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: 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 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBhutan: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 84 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 23 in 100 of its 4,732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 85 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 65 in 100 of its 793 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 54 in 100 of its 474 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 42 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,086 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 3,969 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,679 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,242 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 556 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 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 killed3,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced140 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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