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43,109 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 protests in Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Caracas and people killed in Sweden. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 53 in 100 of its 548 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Yemen

150 of its 165 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 91 of Yemen's 150 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 74 of Sanaa's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

1,001 of its 1,223 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Caracas accounted for 529 of Venezuela's 1,001 stories about harm, carried by 502 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (384 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Sweden

291 of its 548 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Suriname

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Paramaribo accounted for 39 of Suriname's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 28 of Paramaribo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

174 of its 226 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 64 of Darfur's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

312 of its 568 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ramallah accounted for 254 of Palestine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 136 of Ramallah's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

98 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 35 of Taang's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

128 of its 523 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 90 of Athens' 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

421 of its 690 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Ukraine (226 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Netherlands (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 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 28 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 43,109 stories about harm among 199,595 counted on 28 Jun.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 199,595 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Latvia's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China. A year earlier, on 28 June 2016, 20 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 →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Niger90 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 69 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Venezuela82 in 100 of its 1,223 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1710 Caracas Venezuela224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Ganzhou China196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Beijing China189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Raqqa Syria167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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 readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,024 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 421 stories about harm ● Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,777 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 9,062 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,303 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,440 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,362 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,283 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 767 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 killed12,481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,884 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting evacuations1,563 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees564 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced341 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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