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37,827 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 Jammu, building collapse in Taiwan and drownings in Albania. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 61 in 100 of its 436 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

409 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 188 of Kashmir's 409 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (227 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

65 of its 220 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

154 of its 575 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 80 of Athens' 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Rabies was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

199 of its 221 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 180 of Nicaragua's 199 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 154 of Managua's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

127 of its 284 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

652 of its 1,371 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Nauru

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

332 of its 913 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, flooding and landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Hong Kong (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 37,827 stories about harm among 198,831 counted on 15 Jun.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Hong Kong's news. of the day's 198,831 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. In Kashmir, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua90 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir79 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 790 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives71 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia69 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel369 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1643 Managua Nicaragua154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Gaza Palestine81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Athens Greece80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBotswana: 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'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'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 readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKiribati: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Finland about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 608 stories about harm ● Kiribati few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,362 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,416 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 6,218 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,950 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,995 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,199 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 927 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 873 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 killed10,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill225 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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
● 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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