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44,876 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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Protests in Kabul (Afghanistan), illness in Kapoeta and violence in Kolofata drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 78 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

976 of its 1,154 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 945 of Afghanistan's 976 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. 727 of Kabul's 945 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

South Sudan

316 of its 388 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kapoeta accounted for 192 of South Sudan's 316 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Cholera was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kapoeta stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

155 of its 200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kolofata accounted for 108 of Cameroon's 155 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Kolofata stories →
Rights & justice

Bahamas

45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Philippines

2,810 of its 3,998 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Manila accounted for 1,789 of the Philippines' 2,810 stories about harm, carried by 960 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

84 of its 179 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 33 of Rabat's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

57 of Phnom Penh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

154 of its 319 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 137 of Cuba's 154 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 117 of Havana's 137 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

64 of its 99 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 30 of Manama's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (80 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (63 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Haiti (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (98 of its stories, about 6 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 2 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 44,876 stories about harm among 224,473 counted on 2 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 224,473 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual in Congo's news. A year earlier, on 2 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger85 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,154 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic82 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan727 stories about protests or strikes, of its 945 Washington US278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1828 Paris France264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Belgrade 134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Caracas Venezuela131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 976 stories about harm ● South Sudan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Cameroon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Cambodia about twice as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as fearful as the world's · 559 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,075 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 10,209 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence23% 10,096 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,720 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,225 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,153 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 killed15,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions607 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Cameroon Stories reporting evacuations326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan

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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