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24,607 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 a disaster in Budapest, violence in Mecca and protests in Kafr Qaddum (Palestine). Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 83 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

289 of its 350 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Budapest accounted for 283 of Hungary's 289 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

310 of its 607 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 273 of Saudi Arabia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

74 of Kafr Qaddum's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Outbreaks were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Kafr Qaddum stories →
Health

Indonesia

99 of its 169 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tsunami was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Albania

79 of its 89 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tirana accounted for 55 of Albania's 79 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Angola

27 of its 31 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

30 of its 91 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

102 of its 345 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

US

11,047 of its 35,557 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (532 stories). Storm surge was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

10 of its 48 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 5 of Prague's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 24,607 stories about harm among 111,043 counted on 1 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 28 April 2019. of the day's 111,043 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Hungary stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Over May, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in May 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia94 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 13 · mostly conflict & violence Albania89 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Hungary83 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong70 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 17 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Virginia Beach US1099 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2482 Houston US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 San Francisco US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Gaza Palestine88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAndorra: 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: 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 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'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: 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'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Hong Kong about twice as warm as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Angola few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,534 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 6,117 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents18% 4,415 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,305 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,531 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 637 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 459 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 298 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 killed8,714 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting people injured4,522 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations683 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees367 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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