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41,762 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 day's news pointed at violence in Jakarta, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Badme (Eritrea). Indonesia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 65 in 100 of its 671 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

438 of its 671 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 327 of Indonesia's 438 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

261 of its 383 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 139 of Venezuela's 261 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Eritrea

43 of its 53 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Badme accounted for 30 of Eritrea's 43 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 30 of Badme's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Badme stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

190 of its 283 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Illness was named in 88 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.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

484 of its 764 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (212 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

158 of its 227 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

97 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Poland

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Power cuts were named in 38 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.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Poland (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Gabon (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 41,762 stories about harm among 203,940 counted on 22 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,940 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Eritrea81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 595 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua73 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2581 Chicago US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Great Falls US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Bethlehem Palestine166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Massachusetts US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSouth 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Eritrea few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Vanuatu few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 14,828 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,322 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,068 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 5,724 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,237 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,759 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 755 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 killed10,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,563 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,749 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill308 at about three 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 about as 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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