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32,771 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 news turned to building collapse in Saudi Arabia, refugees in Uganda and rights and justice in Amman. Jordan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 78 in 100 of its 1,380 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,081 of its 1,380 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mecca accounted for 957 of Saudi Arabia's 1,081 stories about harm, carried by 686 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (852 stories). Building collapse was named in 359 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Displacement

Uganda

155 of its 240 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories). Meningitis was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

132 of its 253 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 124 of Jordan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

983 of its 2,853 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Heavy rain was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

207 of its 276 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Caracas accounted for 132 of Venezuela's 207 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 123 of Caracas' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kashmir

193 of its 314 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jammu accounted for 140 of Kashmir's 193 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,119 of its 1,806 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Namibia

24 of its 46 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

170 of its 625 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

33 of its 80 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Bulgaria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in South Africa (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 32,771 stories about harm among 131,812 counted on 24 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 131,812 stories, above the usual 23. Mentions of meningitis ran more than ten times their usual in Uganda's news. In Saudi Arabia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 June 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia84 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia78 in 100 of its 1,380 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela75 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mecca Saudi Arabia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 957 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 Istanbul Türkiye173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Caracas Venezuela123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half 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 angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Jordan about three times as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Uganda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,119 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,081 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,569 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,022 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,523 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,835 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement7% 2,110 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,023 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 903 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 336 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 killed11,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people affected4,968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured3,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,634 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Feara little less than 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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