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17,925 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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Protests in Beijing (China), power cuts in Argentina and deaths in Budapest drew the news. Tanzania's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 76 in 100 of its 616 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 38 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

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Protests & strikes

China

743 of its 1,846 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Beijing accounted for 603 of China's 743 stories about harm, carried by 472 outlets. 576 of Beijing's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (274 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Shelter & services

Argentina

469 of its 616 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 402 of Argentina's 469 stories about harm, carried by 582 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Power cuts were named in 313 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

48 of its 62 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Budapest accounted for 46 of Hungary's 48 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Health

Tanzania

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

55 of its 67 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 46 of Somalia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

95 of its 129 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 95 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

267 of its 520 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

100 of its 235 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Drownings were named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

420 of its 615 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 81 of the New Territories' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Switzerland (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Italy (64 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Peru (17 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 16 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 17,925 stories about harm among 85,008 counted on 16 Jun.

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Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. For the second day running, the news turned to China. China stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,008 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia82 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Argentina76 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 24 · mostly shelter & services Libya74 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China576 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Khartoum Sudan155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Asqalan Israel144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Tehran Iran143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 New Territories Hong Kong81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 617 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,500 stories · about as usual Health18% 3,185 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,122 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,355 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,485 stories · about as usual Shelter & services7% 1,265 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood2% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed4,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,585 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests2,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations237 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting refugees193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about one and a half 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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