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37,606 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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Illness in Bwera, protests in Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong) and violence in Mopti drew the news. Mali's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 81 in 100 of its 599 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Health

Uganda

483 of its 599 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bwera accounted for 217 of Uganda's 483 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (338 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

815 of its 1,341 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 142 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsim Sha Tsui stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

124 of its 156 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mopti accounted for 47 of Mali's 124 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

85 of its 122 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

25 of its 40 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Montevideo accounted for 25 of Uruguay's 25 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 24 of Montevideo's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

598 of its 1,163 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 544 of Iran's 598 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (317 stories). Hunger was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

435 of its 504 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 323 of Sudan's 435 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 319 of Khartoum's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

53 of its 124 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Algiers accounted for 40 of Algeria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 34 of Algiers' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

108 of its 200 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 50 of Almaty's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Health

Dominican Republic

269 of its 483 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Bangladesh (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (465 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Bolivia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 37,606 stories about harm among 193,436 counted on 12 Jun.

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Uganda stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 193,436 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Sudan86 in 100 of its 504 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Uganda81 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Mali79 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Beijing China313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Moscow Russia301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Champaign US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1533

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sMyanmar: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Mali about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,200 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 8,481 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,638 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 5,243 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,631 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 877 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 855 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 killed10,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Hong Kong and the US Stories reporting abductions566 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ghana and the US Stories reporting evacuations405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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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