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18,085 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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The news turned to drownings in Italy, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Mexico City (Mexico). the Dominican Republic's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 95 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 8
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

317 of its 644 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lampedusa accounted for 253 of Italy's 317 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Drownings were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Lampedusa stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

136 of its 173 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 121 of Venezuela's 136 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

255 of its 507 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 129 of Mexico City's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

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

Hong Kong

126 of its 184 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 62 of University of Hong Kong's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

427 of its 488 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Khartoum accounted for 399 of Sudan's 427 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. 388 of Khartoum's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

153 of its 225 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 142 of Libya's 153 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (85 stories). Outbreaks were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and hunger.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

394 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 219 of Afghanistan's 394 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

784 of its 1,289 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 725 of Israel's 784 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (522 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

23 of its 94 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 16 of Manama's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Libya (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Palestine (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 18,085 stories about harm among 85,028 counted on 30 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,028 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Libya's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. Italy's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro95 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 8 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic89 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 50 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan88 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 81 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela79 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 San Francisco US344 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Jerusalem Israel265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 725 Stonewall Inn US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readCayman 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: 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'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Dominican Republic about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 394 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 7,013 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence17% 3,089 stories · about as usual Health16% 2,785 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,681 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,059 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 383 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 297 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 killed4,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees161 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than 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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