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20,728 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 protests in Beijing (China), illness in Bwera and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 94 in 100 of its 208 stories, usually 58
RegionEast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

China

890 of its 2,358 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Beijing accounted for 664 of China's 890 stories about harm, carried by 726 outlets. 619 of Beijing's 664 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (365 stories). Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Health

Uganda

193 of its 241 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bwera accounted for 101 of Uganda's 193 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Flu was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

196 of its 208 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 158 of Somalia's 196 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

133 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 26 of Caracas' 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

382 of its 707 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 130 of Asqalan's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

398 of its 602 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 38 of Star Ferry Pier's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

48 of its 150 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Donbass' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

354 of its 1,307 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (312 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

171 of its 368 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Italy (229 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 15 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 20,728 stories about harm among 96,970 counted on 15 Jun.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 96,970 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Italy's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. China stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. On 15 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda80 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Sudan77 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong66 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China619 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Khartoum Sudan199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 El Paso US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Tehran Iran133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 41 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 63 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 80 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Switzerland: 44 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 94 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 51 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Netherlands: 29 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 41 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 46 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Italy: 27 in 100 of its 1,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 877 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 1,828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hungary: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 57 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominica: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 87 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 63 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 38 in 100 of its 2,358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 66 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 31 in 100 of its 517 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 38 in 100 of its 2,358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 877 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 877 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 32 in 100 of its 877 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 94 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 77 in 100 of its 359 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Uganda 80 in 100 of its 241 stories · mostly health ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 66 in 100 of its 602 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 63 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 6,802 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,765 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 3,184 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,923 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,040 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 823 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 377 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 killed5,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,999 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,742 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected2,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Kenya and the US Stories reporting refugees191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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.

● 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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