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51,625 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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Violence in Beirut, protests in Kakata (Liberia) and road crashes in Sweden drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 94 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

707 of its 831 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 430 of Lebanon's 707 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (605 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

313 of its 427 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kakata accounted for 278 of Liberia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. 195 of Kakata's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Kakata stories →
Health

Sweden

128 of its 403 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Malaysia

376 of its 1,095 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Jordan

392 of its 549 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Amman accounted for 291 of Jordan's 392 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

491 of its 800 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Cyclone was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

281 of its 601 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Hepatitis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and measles. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Madagascar

235 of its 251 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,312 of its 2,068 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 240 of Jerusalem's 445 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).

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Health

Angola

28 of its 62 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Barbados (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Cambodia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Palestine (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Guyana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 51,625 stories about harm among 256,412 counted on 27 Jun.

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Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. Lebanon's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. of the day's 256,412 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar94 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon85 in 100 of its 831 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,250 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US772 stories about protests or strikes, of its 907 London UK392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1249 Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1358 Jerusalem Israel259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Jerusalem Israel240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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'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: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Lebanon about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 707 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as angry as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 526 stories about harm ● Madagascar about twice as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,157 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 11,065 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health19% 9,659 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,384 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,729 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,790 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 634 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 killed17,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,271 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions1,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting evacuations418 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Angola

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.

● 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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