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36,926 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 violence in Cabo Delgado, the hypothermia in Italy and protests in Binh Thuan (Vietnam). Mozambique's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 41 in 100 of its 2,638 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

137 of its 165 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 77 of Mozambique's 137 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Cabo Delgado stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,092 of its 2,638 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Hypothermia was named in 348 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

523 of its 617 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 357 of Syria's 523 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

456 of its 643 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 265 of Afghanistan's 456 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

114 of its 374 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 94 of Mong Kok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

96 of its 105 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bambari accounted for 87 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

165 of its 454 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

38 of its 172 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (174 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (98 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Venezuela (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 36,926 stories about harm among 208,906 counted on 11 Jun.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 208,906 stories, below the usual 21. On 11 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Mozambique, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique83 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala80 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1253 London UK133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 691 Mong Kok Hong Kong94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Beijing China78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,325 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 7,995 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,730 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,833 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,223 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 947 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 killed11,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,498 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,477 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees873 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting abductions596 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations460 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill83 at about two-thirds of 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
● Griefabout as 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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