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21,351 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 Tunis, the typhoon in Japan and protests in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Tunisia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Zimbabwe →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 91 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 11
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

151 of its 166 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tunis accounted for 113 of Tunisia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

804 of its 1,327 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (424 stories). Typhoon was named in 228 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Abidjan accounted for 33 of Côte d’Ivoire's 33 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 31 of Abidjan's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Health

Senegal

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Haiti

151 of its 337 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 45 of Port-au-Prince's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

158 of its 174 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 150 of Nicaragua's 158 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 147 of Managua's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

474 of its 865 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (192 stories). Train derailment was named in 199 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

81 of its 131 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 74 of Uganda's 81 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Eritrea

150 of its 228 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Asmara accounted for 138 of Eritrea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Türkiye (199 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in China (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Panama (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Dominica (13 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 8 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 21,351 stories about harm among 93,544 counted on 8 Jul.

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Tunisia stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Côte d’Ivoire's news. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 93,544 stories, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe96 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia91 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia84 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Managua Nicaragua147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Jerusalem Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Delhi India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Tehran Iran71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: feelings about like the world'sFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'sMyanmar: 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'sBrazil: 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: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than 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'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Tunisia about three times as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,526 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice25% 5,183 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence18% 3,841 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 3,347 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,441 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 402 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 killed7,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people affected3,615 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests2,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations930 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees393 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill172 at about three times the usual rate · most about Russia and Zimbabwe

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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