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24,277 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 violence in Caracas, road crashes in Bolivia and protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 78 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

270 of its 346 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 144 of Venezuela's 270 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Gas explosion was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

37 of its 41 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Potosi accounted for 31 of Bolivia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Potosi stories →
Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

39 of its 55 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Port Moresby accounted for 35 of Papua New Guinea's 39 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 35 of Port Moresby's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

483 of its 952 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

256 of its 280 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 227 of Nicaragua's 256 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 172 of Managua's 227 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

116 of its 220 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 29 of Rahim Uddin's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

498 of its 940 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Mexico

378 of its 821 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Heavy rain was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

South Africa

233 of its 621 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

120 of its 197 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in South Africa (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Greece (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Iraq (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (55 of its stories, about 4 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 16 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 24,277 stories about harm among 115,157 counted on 16 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,157 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. On 16 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 834 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela78 in 100 of its 346 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 730 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Managua Nicaragua172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1508 Athens Greece84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Delhi India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGuinea: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: 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 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: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNauru: 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 659 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 498 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,261 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,849 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,493 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,481 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 788 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 432 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 killed7,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees562 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about one and a half times 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 harsher 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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