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40,772 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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Flooding in Colombia, protests in Beijing (China) and train derailment in Kashmir drew the news. Argentina's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 88 in 100 of its 1,261 stories, usually 51
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

1,107 of its 1,261 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Guatape accounted for 792 of Colombia's 1,107 stories about harm, carried by 794 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (986 stories). Flooding was named in 279 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and extreme cold.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Guatape stories →
Protests & strikes

China

1,578 of its 4,786 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 392 of Beijing's 600 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (71 stories). Heatwave was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

149 of its 231 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 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.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

76 of its 154 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

762 of its 1,059 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bahawalpur accounted for 438 of Pakistan's 762 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (645 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

106 of its 161 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 25 of Rabat's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

439 of its 870 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Hurricane was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Japan

1,100 of its 2,443 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tokyo accounted for 782 of Japan's 1,100 stories about harm, carried by 646 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (869 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Chad

39 of its 71 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Cyprus

85 of its 277 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (180 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Tanzania (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Liberia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 40,772 stories about harm among 182,846 counted on 26 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 182,846 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about three times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. A year earlier, on 26 June 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia88 in 100 of its 1,261 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan76 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq75 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan72 in 100 of its 1,059 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 523 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1753 London UK188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1326 Chicago US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 San Francisco US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than 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 warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Cyprus about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 500 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 762 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 411 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,993 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health20% 7,978 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,723 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence17% 6,840 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,082 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,502 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,015 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 995 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 killed13,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting arrests5,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,759 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations1,122 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cyprus and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill323 at about 5 times 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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