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50,423 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 protests in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), volcanic eruption in Guatemala and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 89 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Burkina Faso

79 of its 89 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Ouagadougou accounted for 78 of Burkina Faso's 79 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 77 of Ouagadougou's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

208 of its 321 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. San Marcos accounted for 168 of Guatemala's 208 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (129 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → San Marcos stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

993 of its 1,153 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 949 of Somalia's 993 stories about harm, carried by 598 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

63 of its 71 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

781 of its 1,354 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 154 of Ankara's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (495 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

135 of its 277 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 93 of Budapest's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

102 of its 274 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 74 of Prague's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

181 of its 491 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 36 of Havana's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

608 of its 1,183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Doha accounted for 390 of Qatar's 608 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

552 of its 2,375 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Earthquake was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Jordan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Kazakhstan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Chile (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 50,423 stories about harm among 245,117 counted on 15 Jun.

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In Burkina Faso, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 245,117 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual. On 15 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso89 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi89 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia86 in 100 of its 1,153 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2074 London UK453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3863 Istanbul Türkiye180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Moscow Russia160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Ankara Türkiye154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

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'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: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: 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'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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier 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

● Czechia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 993 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Hungary about three times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 12,987 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,423 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 9,827 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,073 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,325 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,828 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,553 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,512 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 killed17,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq

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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