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62,014 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 protests in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), violence in Ankara and arrests in China. Türkiye's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMoldova 86 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

111 of its 138 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dushanbe accounted for 89 of Tajikistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 76 of Dushanbe's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,242 of its 1,768 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ankara accounted for 914 of Türkiye's 1,242 stories about harm, carried by 553 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (760 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

China

1,173 of its 5,624 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (193 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Moldova

90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Chisinau accounted for 62 of Moldova's 90 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

Moldova over 30 days → its stories → Chisinau stories →
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Conflict & violence

Somalia

847 of its 936 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 650 of Somalia's 847 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (473 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

178 of its 201 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. 49 of Sanaa's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

148 of its 265 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 43 of Sandeng's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (123 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

1,323 of its 4,003 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (122 stories). Power cuts were named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Venezuela

357 of its 674 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 261 of Venezuela's 357 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (239 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (159 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 62,014 stories about harm among 298,840 counted on 2 Jun.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 298,840 stories, as usual. Tajikistan's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Somalia90 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Moldova86 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Jerusalem Israel260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Los Angeles US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1209 Chicago US241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 812 Ahmedabad India203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNauru: 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Türkiye about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,242 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 847 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,682 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 13,282 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 12,554 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 9,224 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,839 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,818 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,668 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 killed20,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions653 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations525 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced455 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people falling ill197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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
● Griefa little more 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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