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53,891 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 Sofia, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and refugees in the Czechia. Bulgaria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 68 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 16
RegionEurope 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

108 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sofia accounted for 93 of Bulgaria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

129 of its 163 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 97 of Haiti's 129 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 93 of Port-au-Prince's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Displacement

Czechia

68 of its 203 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

151 of its 165 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Jordan

85 of its 208 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 53 of King Faisal Air Base's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

11,277 of its 22,615 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6,114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

193 of its 294 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

76 of its 209 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 31 of Banjul's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

117 of its 158 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 117 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Romania

22 of its 83 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Canada (338 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 32 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 53,891 stories about harm among 218,876 counted on 5 Jun.

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Bulgaria's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Bulgaria for the second day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 218,876 news stories 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 →

Congo92 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen81 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti79 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Maldives74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US649 stories about protests or strikes, of its 777 London UK464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 8405 Washington US372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1910 Caracas Venezuela246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Chicago US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666

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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'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'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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Bulgaria about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 20,029 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice20% 10,824 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 8,842 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,217 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,042 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 985 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 killed22,444 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured10,948 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests8,219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected4,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Australia Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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