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What the world's news said happened to people.
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7,549 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 Kyiv, a disaster in Bayahibe and protests in la Paz (Bolivia). Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Pakistan → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 80 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

85 of its 171 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 44 of Ukraine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

308 of its 896 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tehran accounted for 181 of Iran's 308 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Israel

333 of its 483 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

44 of its 72 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 31 of Palestine's 44 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Lebanon

106 of its 163 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Beirut accounted for 40 of Lebanon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Poland

17 of its 40 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Syria

29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Australia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in France (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain 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 20 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 7,549 stories about harm among 41,251 counted on 20 Jun.

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Australia's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 41,251 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Pakistan. Ukraine's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic80 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 41 · mostly food & livelihood Lebanon65 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Washington US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 La Paz Bolivia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 8 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 1,708 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 1,635 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,460 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence17% 1,269 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 306 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 249 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 240 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 killed2,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured732 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting evacuations127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Dominican Republic and the US Stories reporting refugees119 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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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