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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,099 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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Protests in Yerevan (Armenia), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Portugal drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 79 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

99 of its 125 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 96 of Armenia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 93 of Yerevan's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

929 of its 1,048 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 527 of Afghanistan's 929 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (709 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

70 of its 146 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

315 of its 923 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Ukraine

144 of its 224 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kiev accounted for 132 of Ukraine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 130 of Kiev's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

176 of its 194 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 160 of Nicaragua's 176 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 148 of Managua's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. House fires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

169 of its 330 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 50 of Istanbul's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

247 of its 314 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 101 of Damascus' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

81 of its 88 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Escuintla accounted for 74 of Guatemala's 81 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

199 of its 267 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Nicaragua (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Cambodia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Libya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 22,099 stories about harm among 98,150 counted on 17 Jun.

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Armenia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 98,150 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Portugal's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala92 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,048 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia79 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 82 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Jerusalem Israel188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Managua Nicaragua148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Kiev Ukraine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Bogota Colombia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sVatican City: 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 399 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 929 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 421 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,478 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence25% 5,372 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 3,977 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,619 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,300 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,011 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 598 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 316 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 killed7,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,978 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting arrests2,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees870 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Guatemala Stories reporting abductions184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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