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32,603 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 illness in Budapest, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 75 in 100 of its 225 stories, usually 56
RegionNorth America 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Health

Hungary

47 of its 69 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Budapest accounted for 26 of Hungary's 47 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

55 of its 118 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Brussels accounted for 44 of Belgium's 55 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 23 of Brussels' 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

56 of Sydney's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Chile

39 of its 80 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

64 of its 89 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Poland

38 of its 91 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (441 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (15 of its stories, about 8 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 8 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 32,603 stories about harm among 94,285 counted on 8 Jun.

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In Ireland's news, mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 35 in every 100 of the day's 94,285 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 35 today. In Hungary, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir75 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary68 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Cameroon59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US920 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1483 Minneapolis US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 London UK254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 818 Hollywood US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Bristol UK193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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'sAngola: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: 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 angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Libya about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 16,941 stories · much less than usual (usually 66%) Rights & justice30% 9,812 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents6% 2,039 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence4% 1,448 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,033 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 658 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 259 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 239 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 killed8,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about two-thirds 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 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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