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30,115 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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Violence in Amsterdam, protests in Kigali (Rwanda) and the drought in Ethiopia drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 65 in 100 of its 438 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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

Netherlands

285 of its 438 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Amsterdam accounted for 262 of the Netherlands' 285 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (247 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

83 of its 127 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 75 of Rwanda's 83 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 71 of Kigali's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

147 of its 190 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Drought was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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

Iran

511 of its 863 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 460 of Iran's 511 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (290 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

287 of its 398 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 70 of Najaf's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

820 of its 953 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 490 of Afghanistan's 820 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

154 of its 310 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

37 of its 139 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Switzerland (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Taiwan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in China (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in US (350 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 30,115 stories about harm among 123,843 counted on 10 Jun.

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Netherlands stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Ethiopia's news. A year earlier, on 10 June 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 123,843 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 372 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya73 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US409 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Tulsa County US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 959 Mandsaur India167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Los Angeles US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524

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: 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'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 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readItaly: 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'sHungary: 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: 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 readFiji: 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: 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 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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'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'sCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 820 stories about harm ● Qatar about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,031 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 511 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 287 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 9,307 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice28% 8,371 stories · about as usual Health17% 5,171 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,462 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,929 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 739 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 527 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 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 killed10,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees227 at about half the usual rate · most about Libya and Italy Stories reporting evacuations154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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.

● Angera little more than 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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