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46,763 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 Doha, people displaced in Baidoa and protests in Baramulla (Kashmir). Qatar's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 72 in 100 of its 1,040 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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 →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,288 of its 2,308 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Doha accounted for 753 of Qatar's 1,288 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories). Avalanche was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Displacement

Somalia

277 of its 333 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Baidoa accounted for 143 of Somalia's 277 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (217 stories). Cholera was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Baidoa stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

192 of its 300 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 44 of Baramulla's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Baramulla stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

289 of its 374 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Plane crash was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment.

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

Iran

751 of its 1,040 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 677 of Iran's 751 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (283 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

175 of its 200 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kidal accounted for 163 of Mali's 175 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

118 of its 359 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 99 of Pyongyang's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (97 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

121 of its 350 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

76 of its 318 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

502 of its 1,613 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Sudan (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in UK (827 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Palestine (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 46,763 stories about harm among 240,194 counted on 9 Jun.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 240,194 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Qatar, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Congo84 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Somalia83 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Myanmar77 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2087 Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1780 Seattle US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Mandsaur India224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Jerusalem Israel185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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'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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 751 stories about harm ● Qatar about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,288 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 685 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 11,752 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,736 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,586 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,458 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,043 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 750 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 killed14,710 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,694 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions1,102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and China Stories reporting refugees590 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Qatar and the US Stories reporting people displaced562 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations246 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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