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38,854 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), plane crash in Romania and violence in Istanbul. Romania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 87 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 14
RegionSouth Asia 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

5,719 of its 6,149 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Dhaka accounted for 5,408 of Bangladesh's 5,719 stories about harm, carried by 1,951 outlets. 3,026 of Dhaka's 5,408 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,623 stories). Building collapse was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Romania

90 of its 189 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

670 of its 876 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Istanbul accounted for 563 of Türkiye's 670 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Slovakia

96 of its 110 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bratislava accounted for 96 of Slovakia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

126 of its 165 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 126 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 83 of Yangon's 108 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

113 of its 368 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 73 of Stockholm's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

745 of its 1,900 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Dengue was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

204 of its 461 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

470 of its 590 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Guinea-Bissau (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in China (90 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Bosnia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jul. 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 38,854 stories about harm among 156,429 counted on 2 Jul.

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Abductions were reported at about 10 times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 156,429 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. In Tajikistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh93 in 100 of its 6,149 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Mali88 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia87 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh3026 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5408 Damascus Syria207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 London UK110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Delhi India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Romania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 12,588 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice31% 11,651 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health14% 5,160 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 4,448 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,221 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 794 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 557 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 killed18,713 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people injured6,737 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people affected6,323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions5,743 at about 10 times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests4,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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