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11,455 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 protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Kabul and people killed in Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 55 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 32 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

Algeria

43 of its 75 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Algiers accounted for 32 of Algeria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 32 of Algiers' 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

125 of its 178 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 125 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

108 of its 195 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and malaria.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Armenia

22 of its 65 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Sopore accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 68 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

8 of Beita's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Wan Chai's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

China

374 of its 1,007 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); rabies in US (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 11,455 stories about harm among 48,159 counted on 12 Jun.

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In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 48,159 stories, as usual. On 12 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 24 today. In Algeria, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria57 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Saudi Arabia55 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Kashmir52 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Lagos Nigeria58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Beijing China44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Algiers Algeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sUnited States: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAntigua & 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than 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'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Ukraine few stories a little warmer than the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 5 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 5,474 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,459 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,066 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 539 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 285 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 156 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 killed3,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured818 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected686 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US

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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