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66,119 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 protests in Dallas (US), a disaster in Taipei and violence in Juba. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 81 in 100 of its 1,129 stories, usually 23
RegionNorth America 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

US

33,412 of its 94,452 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 12,419 of Dallas' 15,494 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11,526 stories). Measles was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

US over 30 days → its stories → Dallas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

912 of its 1,129 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Taipei accounted for 591 of Taiwan's 912 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Drownings were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

409 of its 502 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 357 of South Sudan's 409 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

318 of its 503 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (252 stories). Poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

290 of its 421 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jeddah accounted for 198 of Saudi Arabia's 290 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,351 of its 1,623 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Baghdad accounted for 1,071 of Iraq's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 865 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (757 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

184 of its 278 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 103 of Caracas' 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

736 of its 848 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Dhaka accounted for 574 of Bangladesh's 736 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

69 of its 246 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 44 of Bucharest's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

217 of its 632 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 87 of Harare's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (13 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 8 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 66,119 stories about harm among 264,219 counted on 8 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Guinea's news. of the day's 264,219 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh87 in 100 of its 848 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,623 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US12419 stories about protests or strikes, of its 15494 Baton Rouge US796 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1236 Washington US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1841 Falcon Heights US349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Warsaw Poland235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'sSlovenia: 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMali: 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'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Bangladesh about three times as fearful as the world's · 736 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,351 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 113 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 21,962 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence30% 19,332 stories · about as usual Health15% 9,511 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents9% 6,016 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,310 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,834 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,229 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 952 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 killed32,635 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people injured15,923 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests10,223 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected5,740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees879 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions866 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced405 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little more than 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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