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14,909 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 violence in Bogota, protests in Ashdod (Israel) and people injured in Malaysia. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Kashmir →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 34 in 100 of its 304 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Colombia

59 of its 111 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 37 of Colombia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Ashdod accounted for 219 of Israel's 673 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. 192 of Ashdod's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Ashdod stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malaysia

103 of its 304 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

125 of its 377 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Hurricane was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

499 of its 2,501 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Rubella was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

31 of its 105 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Monrovia accounted for 21 of Liberia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

10 of its 41 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in China (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); rubella in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in India (17 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 14,909 stories about harm among 79,465 counted on 9 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,465 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. In Colombia, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. On 9 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 →

Israel63 in 100 of its 1,067 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia53 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon42 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US767 stories about protests or strikes, of its 887 Washington US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Ashdod Israel192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 California US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 San Francisco US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,442 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Health25% 3,716 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,691 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,790 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 780 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 538 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 423 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed3,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,421 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees84 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir

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
● Feara little less than 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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