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18,709 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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Protests in Madrid (Spain), drownings in Libya and people killed in Israel drew the news. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 72 in 100 of its 907 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Spain

140 of its 492 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 52 of Madrid's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Natural hazards were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Displacement

Libya

249 of its 296 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Tripoli accounted for 224 of Libya's 249 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Drownings were named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

649 of its 907 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (409 stories). Outbreaks were named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

75 of its 136 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Gas explosion was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

213 of its 352 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (202 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

48 of its 74 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Budapest accounted for 47 of Hungary's 48 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

124 of its 185 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 96 of Venezuela's 124 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. 69 of Caracas' 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

93 of its 140 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 55 of Tuen Mun's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 109 of Khartoum's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Peru (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Sudan (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Japan (15 of its stories, about three 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 6 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 18,709 stories about harm among 88,817 counted on 6 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. 21 in every 100 of the day's 88,817 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. Spain stood out: 28% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. A year earlier, on 6 July 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 →

Myanmar88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Libya84 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Tunisia82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Botswana79 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kafr Qaddum Palestine123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Khartoum Sudan109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Kabul Afghanistan78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 London UK78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,338 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents27% 5,016 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 2,882 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,602 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 599 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 325 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 killed5,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations671 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting refugees347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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