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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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Conflict & violence

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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Conflict & violence

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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Conflict & violence

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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: no storiesU.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: no storiesUnited 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 lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLesotho: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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: no storiesCape 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBenin: 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 lessAustria: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 50 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 47 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 42 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 869 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 65 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 896 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 80 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 50 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 72 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 69 in 100 of its 483 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Dominican Republic 80 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 65 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 50 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bolivia 65 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly food & livelihood

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

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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