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33,554 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 violence in Tunis, volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Tunisia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 79 in 100 of its 583 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

462 of its 583 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 393 of Tunisia's 462 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (337 stories). Plague was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

74 of its 118 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ulawun accounted for 50 of Papua New Guinea's 74 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Ulawun stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

132 of its 229 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 92 of Venezuela's 132 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 54 of Caracas' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Morocco

50 of its 132 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

283 of its 1,086 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Outbreaks were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mongolia

13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 11 of Ulaanbaatar's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

336 of its 494 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Mexico

384 of its 1,156 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

465 of its 1,706 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (128 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Austria (46 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in DR Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in France (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 33,554 stories about harm among 179,918 counted on 27 Jun.

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Tunisia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 27 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. of the day's 179,918 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 530 stories · usually 52 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Tunisia79 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Iraq68 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 Miami US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 Chicago US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Stonewall Inn US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Beijing China97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 58 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsUnrwa, Palestine -- displacement: 140 stories, carried by 18 outletsDebris Dam, US -- shelter & services: 37 stories, carried by 15 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlastonbury, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsIowa, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 35 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 31 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Unrwa Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 140 stories ● Debris Dam US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 37 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,858 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,636 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,259 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,400 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,653 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,055 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 503 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 killed9,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tunisia Stories reporting refugees705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about France 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 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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