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25,694 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 oil spill in Pakistan, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and heavy rain in Mexico. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and Spain →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 74 in 100 of its 2,422 stories, usually 37
RegionEast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

1,799 of its 2,422 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bahawalpur accounted for 904 of Pakistan's 1,799 stories about harm, carried by 872 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (990 stories). Oil spill was named in 187 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Bahawalpur stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

195 of its 258 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 174 of Venezuela's 195 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 171 of Caracas' 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

208 of its 476 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

198 of its 308 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gulmarg accounted for 108 of Kashmir's 198 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Gulmarg stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

416 of its 1,011 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tokyo accounted for 328 of Japan's 416 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (278 stories). Tsunami was named in 179 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drownings and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

1,246 of its 2,363 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 254 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and avalanche.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

229 of its 323 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

354 of its 813 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (285 stories). Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

372 of its 514 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

47 of its 75 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 14 of al-Hoceima's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (179 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (254 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Peru (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in New Zealand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 25,694 stories about harm among 103,604 counted on 25 Jun.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and Spain. Pakistan's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 25 June 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 103,604 stories, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya87 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela76 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan74 in 100 of its 2,422 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia72 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 San Francisco US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Caracas Venezuela171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Beijing China132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 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'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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: 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'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful 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'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'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

● Indonesia about three times as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 416 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Qatar about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 6,524 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice25% 6,235 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 5,136 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health15% 3,880 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,650 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 621 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 337 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 killed10,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,911 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests3,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,203 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the UK and Spain Stories reporting abductions379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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