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32,887 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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Heavy rain in Cyprus, building collapse in Cambodia and people displaced in Arys drew the news. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 66 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

138 of its 209 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

205 of its 251 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Preah accounted for 154 of Cambodia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Building collapse was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Preah stories →
Displacement

Kazakhstan

73 of its 153 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Arys accounted for 68 of Kazakhstan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Arys stories →
Protests & strikes

Mauritania

87 of its 124 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Nouakchott accounted for 72 of Mauritania's 87 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 63 of Nouakchott's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iran

1,702 of its 3,988 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 1,353 of Iran's 1,702 stories about harm, carried by 1,083 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (755 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

Tbilisi accounted for 88 of Georgia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 85 of Tbilisi's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

247 of its 498 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (150 stories). Train derailment was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

279 of its 512 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tsunami was named in 208 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hiv.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

229 of its 654 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Plague was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

190 of its 283 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (208 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Nepal (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Dominican Republic (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Bangladesh (68 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 24 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 32,887 stories about harm among 156,347 counted on 24 Jun.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 156,347 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cyprus, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 June 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia82 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan80 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritania70 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Iraq67 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

South Bend US379 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Stonewall Inn US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1087 Beijing China144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Khartoum Sudan120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: 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 warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Belgium about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,084 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,695 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,551 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,931 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,063 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,343 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 487 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 killed10,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,597 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected3,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions407 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cyprus Stories reporting evacuations246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Kazakhstan and the US Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 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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