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42,893 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 Jeddah, protests in Lahore (Pakistan) and rights and justice in Entebbe. Guinea-Bissau's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Uganda → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 87 in 100 of its 2,232 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 55
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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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,952 of its 2,232 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jeddah accounted for 1,560 of Saudi Arabia's 1,952 stories about harm, carried by 1,086 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (1,494 stories). Outbreaks were named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jeddah stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

770 of its 1,618 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 172 of Lahore's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

412 of its 661 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Entebbe accounted for 375 of Uganda's 412 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Zimbabwe

377 of its 745 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 235 of Harare's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 19 of the Panama Canal's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and malaria.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

2,035 of its 2,309 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Baghdad accounted for 1,716 of Iraq's 2,035 stories about harm, carried by 1,280 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,371 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

326 of its 816 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 143 of Nairobi's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

226 of its 263 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

30 of its 35 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 30 of Nouakchott's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (23 of its stories, about 4 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 4 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 42,893 stories about harm among 196,367 counted on 4 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 196,367 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Uganda. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. In Saudi Arabia, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea-Bissau94 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Maldives90 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Iraq88 in 100 of its 2,309 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia87 in 100 of its 2,232 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait86 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh943 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2076 Harare Zimbabwe235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Jerusalem Israel192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Lahore Pakistan172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Nairobi Kenya143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: 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: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Guinea-Bissau about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,952 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 2,251 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,035 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 13,827 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 10,955 stories · about as usual Health15% 6,177 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,839 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,811 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,036 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 742 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 688 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 killed16,819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,617 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Iraq Stories reporting arrests5,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions2,297 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Uganda Stories reporting refugees788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations282 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced263 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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