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53,411 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 protests in Manbij (Syria), violence in Yerevan and the drought in the Central African Republic. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 69 in 100 of its 828 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

575 of its 698 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 147 of Manbij's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Manbij stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

571 of its 828 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 511 of Armenia's 571 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

67 of its 110 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

148 of its 244 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Saadnayel accounted for 104 of Lebanon's 148 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 80 of Saadnayel's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

156 of its 312 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 27 of Riyadh's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (68 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cyprus

58 of its 112 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

507 of its 835 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

450 of its 749 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 298 of Palestine's 450 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

344 of its 720 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in China (340 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (786 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Angola (11 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 24 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 53,411 stories about harm among 280,758 counted on 24 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 May 2016. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Nicaragua's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 280,758 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria82 in 100 of its 698 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 503 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Congo70 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US568 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2359 London UK175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2439 Orlando US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Stonewall Inn US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Yerevan Armenia157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 readLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times 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'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 571 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 575 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 344 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,068 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 11,312 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health18% 9,364 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 9,090 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,031 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,068 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 987 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 killed15,926 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected7,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,260 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees2,007 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions1,241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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