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9,542 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kharkiv, protests in Monrovia (Liberia) and the earthquake in Chile. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 61 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

201 of its 332 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kharkiv accounted for 90 of Ukraine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Monrovia accounted for 10 of Liberia's 10 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. 5 of Monrovia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

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

Palestine

111 of its 169 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 90 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

375 of its 493 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Illness was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

55 of its 140 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 55 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 28 of Lebanon's 37 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

42 of its 138 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (92 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in US (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 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 7 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 9,542 stories about harm among 50,854 counted on 7 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,854 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 7 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel76 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine61 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Boulder US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Kharkiv Ukraine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 · 173 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 375 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,395 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,372 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,586 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 212 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 198 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 killed2,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about three times 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 harsher than 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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