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30,309 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 Tripoli, rights and justice in Caracas and protests in Manama (Bahrain). Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVatican City 79 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 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

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Conflict & violence

Libya

121 of its 176 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 98 of Libya's 121 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

111 of its 176 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 87 of Venezuela's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bahrain

24 of its 99 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 5 of Manama's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

107 of its 202 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 328 of Sudan's 376 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. 325 of Khartoum's 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

70 of its 203 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Earthquake was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

392 of its 982 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Hypothermia was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

358 of its 740 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jenin accounted for 244 of Palestine's 358 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (139 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

284 of its 928 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

331 of its 414 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 220 of Syria's 331 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Poland (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Mexico (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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23 in 10018 in 1002 Jun9 Jun16 Jun23 Jun1 Jul2 Jun: 22 in 1003 Jun: 20 in 1004 Jun: 20 in 1005 Jun: 19 in 1006 Jun: 19 in 1007 Jun: 18 in 1008 Jun: 19 in 1009 Jun: 19 in 10010 Jun: 20 in 10011 Jun: 19 in 10012 Jun: 19 in 10013 Jun: 21 in 10014 Jun: 19 in 10015 Jun: 21 in 10016 Jun: 21 in 10017 Jun: 21 in 10018 Jun: 20 in 10019 Jun: 20 in 10020 Jun: 21 in 10021 Jun: 20 in 10022 Jun: 23 in 10023 Jun: 23 in 10024 Jun: 21 in 10025 Jun: 20 in 10026 Jun: 20 in 10027 Jun: 19 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 10029 Jun: 21 in 10030 Jun: 21 in 1001 Jul: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 30,309 stories about harm among 154,062 counted on 1 Jul.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. of the day's 154,062 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 1 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Libya's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. Over June, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in June 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City79 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda70 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Khartoum Sudan325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 San Francisco US302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 563 Chicago US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1004

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 63 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovenia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 70 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 34 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 1,138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Montenegro: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 40 in 100 of its 982 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Italy: 31 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 1,533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 1,673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 36 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 53 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 39 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 39 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 79 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 829 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vatican City: 79 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 86 in 100 of its 435 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 414 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Vatican City 79 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Libya 69 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 63 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 54 in 100 of its 829 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 8,880 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 6,066 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,311 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,597 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,356 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,141 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 660 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 killed9,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations398 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees294 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico

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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