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38,200 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 rights and justice in Praia da Luz, protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) and tropical storm in Mexico. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 48 in 100 of its 309 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Portugal

147 of its 309 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Praia da Luz accounted for 113 of Portugal's 147 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Praia da Luz stories →
Health

Mexico

223 of its 419 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Tropical storm was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.

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

US

1,387 of Washington's 2,160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Oil spill was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Manila accounted for 188 of the Philippines' 461 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

112 of its 202 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mozambique

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Iran

177 of its 331 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 95 of Iran's 177 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Pakistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 38,200 stories about harm among 110,049 counted on 4 Jun.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 110,049 news stories, 35 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned tropical storm about 4 times as often as usual. On 5 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 35 today. In Portugal, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines58 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 55 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2160 Minneapolis US375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Los Angeles US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 New York US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 Beijing China256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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'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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 19,205 stories · much less than usual (usually 70%) Rights & justice33% 12,578 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents6% 2,149 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,806 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 938 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 757 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 275 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 273 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 killed9,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,937 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about a third of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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