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41,118 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 illness in Tokyo and people displaced in Yaounde and Bangladesh. Japan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 51 in 100 of its 2,653 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Japan

1,344 of its 2,653 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tokyo accounted for 1,071 of Japan's 1,344 stories about harm, carried by 875 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Displacement

Cameroon

96 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Yaounde accounted for 73 of Cameroon's 96 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Shelter & services

Bangladesh

302 of its 506 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Cyclone was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

197 of its 301 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

395 of its 721 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 95 of Unrwa's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Angola

59 of its 95 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Luanda accounted for 51 of Angola's 59 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 47 of Luanda's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

34 of its 43 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 23 of Mbabane's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

145 of its 221 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

483 of its 1,137 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

134 of its 447 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Puerto Rico (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in New Zealand (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Italy (26 of its stories, about 5 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 6 Jul. 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 41,118 stories about harm among 191,740 counted on 6 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. of the day's 191,740 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Japan stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. On 6 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 1,088 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1308 Jerusalem Israel361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Charlottesville US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 London UK164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Tokyo Japan151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1071

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Japan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,344 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 870 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 284 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,573 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,033 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 7,436 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,359 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,497 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,379 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,234 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 killed11,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations933 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon Stories reporting people displaced641 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill424 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting abductions319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir

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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