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11,280 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 people killed in Brazil, rights and justice in Tehran and tornadoes in New Zealand. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 62 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Health

Brazil

74 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

200 of its 445 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 140 of Iran's 200 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

66 of its 213 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tornadoes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Russia

191 of its 451 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 99 of Russia's 191 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guinea

32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

38 of its 65 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lai Chi Kok accounted for 26 of Hong Kong's 38 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 26 of Uganda's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (250 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (10 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 11,280 stories about harm among 46,604 counted on 19 Jun.

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Brazil stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 46,604 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 5 times their usual. On 19 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Brazil62 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia57 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Taiwan55 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Tehran Iran54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Texas US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: 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'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 766 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories a little warmer than the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 4,923 stories · less than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice23% 2,560 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,490 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence8% 866 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 586 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 292 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 225 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 killed3,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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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