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20,049 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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Illness in Lusaka, protests in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and flooding in Nepal drew the news. Zambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 60 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Zambia

89 of its 170 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lusaka accounted for 73 of Zambia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

48 of its 74 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kathmandu accounted for 34 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

152 of its 254 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

North Korea

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Pyongyang accounted for 27 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and hunger.

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Health

Uganda

58 of its 114 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Venezuela

23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gabon

6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Romania

36 of its 131 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Australia (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in US (145 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 20,049 stories about harm among 92,249 counted on 17 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020. of the day's 92,249 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. Zambia's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. On 17 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 22 today. In Zambia, 52% 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 →

North Korea75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Nepal65 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong60 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Côte d’Ivoire59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 740 Delhi India96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Moscow Russia81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Jerusalem Israel68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Zambia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 9,268 stories · less than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice23% 4,608 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,667 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 651 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 628 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 581 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 328 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 killed4,374 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured837 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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