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28,093 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Ljubljana, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and food poisoning in Chile. Chile's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Greece → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 85 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 9
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Slovenia

114 of its 134 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Ljubljana accounted for 110 of Slovenia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

98 of its 201 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 86 of Warsaw's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Plane crash was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Chile

49 of its 100 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Food poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Greece

142 of its 315 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Jordan

147 of its 233 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amman accounted for 113 of Jordan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

472 of its 789 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 390 of Iran's 472 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

China

27 of Shanghai's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon, plane crash and heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Monaco

29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

1,006 of its 1,791 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (232 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

272 of its 713 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Switzerland (97 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Papua New Guinea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Taiwan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 28,093 stories about harm among 117,374 counted on 11 Jun.

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Slovenia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 9%. of the day's 117,374 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Greece. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Slovenia85 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 9 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1136 Sun City US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Orlando US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Mandsaur India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Tripoli Libya122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: 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'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'sRwanda: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: 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'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChad: 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as fearful as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Chile few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 425 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 8,713 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 6,839 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,854 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,775 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,591 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 844 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 726 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 369 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 killed10,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Qatar and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations481 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and Greece Stories reporting refugees429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced295 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer than 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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