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62,344 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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Illness in Yaounde, a disaster in Paris and protests in Sandeng (Gambia) drew the news. Burundi's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and France →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostQatar 49 in 100 of its 423 stories, usually 10
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cameroon

99 of its 136 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yaounde accounted for 85 of Cameroon's 99 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Bird flu was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

1,990 of its 4,894 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,766 of France's 1,990 stories about harm, carried by 1,128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (710 stories). Drought was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

100 of its 194 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 72 of Sandeng's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

156 of its 180 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 119 of Burundi's 156 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
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Conflict & violence

Qatar

208 of its 423 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Doha accounted for 158 of Qatar's 208 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

1,013 of its 1,889 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (745 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

155 of its 334 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

402 of its 647 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

120 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

313 of its 399 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 248 of Somalia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Romania (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Peru (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Niger (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 62,344 stories about harm among 278,646 counted on 3 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and France. Mentions of bird flu ran about 7 times their usual in Cameroon's news. In Cameroon, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,646 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 549 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi87 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala74 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1950 Watsonville US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Paris France290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1766 Lucknow India199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Jerusalem Israel172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readMozambique: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 · 119 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,080 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,498 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 13,287 stories · about as usual Health20% 12,159 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 11,312 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,034 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,505 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 killed21,990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected10,104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests7,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,794 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Greece Stories reporting evacuations1,765 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions817 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 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 about as 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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