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19,328 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 day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), illness in Jerusalem and violence in Syria. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 67 in 100 of its 239 stories, usually 51
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

67 of its 114 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beirut accounted for 51 of Lebanon's 67 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 42 of Beirut's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Israel

207 of its 422 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 142 of Israel's 207 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Protests & strikes

UK

1,566 of its 3,549 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 222 of London's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

447 of its 1,281 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 68 of Sydney's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

110 of its 238 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 25 of Rome's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Brazil

160 of its 239 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

181 of its 251 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 181 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

US

7,265 of its 14,903 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 708 of Washington's 990 stories were about protests or strikes. Tropical storm was named in 342 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge, tornadoes and heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Brazil (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in US (342 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Australia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

38 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,328 stories about harm among 50,445 counted on 7 Jun.

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38 in every 100 of the day's 50,445 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 34. In Brazil's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about 9 times their usual. On 8 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 38 today. Lebanon's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. This week the news turned most often to Mexico, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh72 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Kashmir67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil67 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Indonesia60 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US708 stories about protests or strikes, of its 990 London UK222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 New York US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Minneapolis US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Chicago US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Libya about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Mexico about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 9,012 stories · much less than usual (usually 67%) Rights & justice33% 6,309 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,406 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 679 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 270 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 181 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 157 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 killed5,876 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,644 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured954 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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