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37,666 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 Hanoi, violence in Tripoli and arrests in Iraq drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRéunion 83 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 10
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Vietnam

136 of its 357 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 103 of Vietnam's 136 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

105 of its 125 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 80 of Libya's 105 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

369 of its 596 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

Guatemala City accounted for 41 of Guatemala's 52 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Guatemala City's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
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Conflict & violence

Yemen

95 of its 132 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 95 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 143 of Sudan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 135 of Khartoum's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 40 of Lilongwe's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 180 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 29 of Beirut's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

711 of its 2,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (451 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Ethiopia

80 of its 143 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in South Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 7 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 20 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 37,666 stories about harm among 181,280 counted on 20 Jun.

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In Guatemala's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 181,280 stories, above the usual 20. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. In Vietnam, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya84 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Réunion83 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 10 · mostly health Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Sudan79 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2391 Tehran Iran400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Khartoum Sudan135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Beijing China112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Jerusalem Israel101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255

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: 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 readIsle 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readPortugal: 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'sNorway: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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'sCayman Islands: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 369 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 594 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,126 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,268 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,135 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,615 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,138 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,654 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 831 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 killed10,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,333 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,078 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of 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 softer 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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