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34,579 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 violence in Yerevan, protests in Deir Ezzor (Syria) and refugees in Kenya. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 79 in 100 of its 253 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

800 of its 1,003 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yerevan accounted for 632 of Armenia's 800 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (502 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

390 of its 479 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 53 of Deir Ezzor's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Deir Ezzor stories →
Displacement

Kenya

138 of its 378 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with road crashes.

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

Jordan

158 of its 273 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Amman accounted for 112 of Jordan's 158 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

515 of its 631 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 474 of Somalia's 515 stories about harm, carried by 548 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 100 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mopti accounted for 88 of Mali's 92 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

162 of its 283 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Typhoon was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

411 of its 581 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 182 of Istanbul's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (171 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

138 of its 243 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Palestine (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Sudan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in Namibia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Indonesia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 34,579 stories about harm among 147,296 counted on 26 Jun.

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In Palestine's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 147,296 stories, above the usual 22. It was the third day running that the news turned to Armenia. In Armenia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Armenia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali92 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,169 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Sacramento US356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Delhi India191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984

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'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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than 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'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 515 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 390 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 9,067 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 9,040 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 7,003 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,659 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,257 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 379 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 killed13,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting people displaced485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Angola and the US

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
● 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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