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What the world's news said happened to people.
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40,445 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), rights and justice in Darfur and illness in Yuai. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 73 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

513 of its 651 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 437 of Venezuela's 513 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 383 of Caracas' 437 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (189 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

231 of its 273 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Darfur accounted for 178 of Sudan's 231 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

South Sudan

120 of its 157 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yuai accounted for 82 of South Sudan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Yuai stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

114 of its 157 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Earthquake was named in 112 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.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

173 of its 461 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 104 of Hanoi's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

406 of its 737 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 143 of Ramallah's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (179 stories). Road crashes were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Suriname

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Paramaribo accounted for 32 of Suriname's 32 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 29 of Paramaribo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 162 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 20 of Bisri's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

186 of its 477 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 37 of Wan Chai's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

79 of its 129 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (77 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Lebanon (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (15 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 29 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 40,445 stories about harm among 188,710 counted on 29 Jun.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 188,710 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Nicaragua's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Venezuela, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 61% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan85 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela79 in 100 of its 651 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan76 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Somalia75 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Yemen74 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 80 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Washington US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2161 Beijing China240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Ramallah Palestine143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438

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: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: 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: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: 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'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVatican City: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 699 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 554 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,883 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 8,360 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 7,495 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,162 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,390 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,214 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,171 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 959 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 killed11,310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,648 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions326 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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.

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