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20,106 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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Road crashes in the United Arab Emirates, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and flooding in Hungary drew the news. the United Arab Emirates' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Venezuela → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 69 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 7
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

United Arab Emirates

96 of its 189 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dubai accounted for 95 of the United Arab Emirates' 96 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Road crashes were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

250 of its 276 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 235 of Sudan's 250 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 229 of Khartoum's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

105 of its 223 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Budapest accounted for 100 of Hungary's 105 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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

Vietnam

76 of its 238 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Nicaragua

32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Managua accounted for 29 of Nicaragua's 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 27 of Managua's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

386 of its 880 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

385 of its 723 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 106 of Jerusalem's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

91 of its 195 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

37 of its 40 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Fiji (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in India (166 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Syria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,106 stories about harm among 104,665 counted on 8 Jun.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and Venezuela. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,665 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In the United Arab Emirates, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. the news turned to the United Arab Emirates for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan91 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone77 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Bulgaria69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 7 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka62 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Moscow Russia80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Orlando US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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 readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readJersey: 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'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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 a little more fearful 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 a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm 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 twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Palestine about twice as warm as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,572 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 3,695 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,579 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,073 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,259 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 710 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 642 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 262 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 killed5,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees671 at about three times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about one and a half times 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 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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