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19,405 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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Tornadoes in the Czechia, protests in Hebron (Palestine) and violence in Tehran drew the news. Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 60 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 16
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Czechia

70 of its 117 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hodonin accounted for 32 of the Czechia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Tornadoes were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Hodonin stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

66 of its 89 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hebron accounted for 37 of Palestine's 66 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 33 of Hebron's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

102 of its 225 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 102 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Germany

191 of its 650 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 69 of Ethiopia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 41 of Sri Lanka's 58 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured 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

Mali

23 of its 33 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Health

Cyprus

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Malta

35 of its 108 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Bhutan

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Israel (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in US (323 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Canada (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 19,405 stories about harm among 85,983 counted on 25 Jun.

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Czechia stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,983 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Czechia's news, mentions of tornadoes ran more than ten times their usual. On 25 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia60 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia52 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda52 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Minneapolis US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Miami US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 8,908 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,289 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,352 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,589 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 520 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 324 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 killed4,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,916 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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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