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10,397 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 protests in Ramallah (Palestine), illness in Dhaka and the hunger in Yemen. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostThailand 62 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 39
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

56 of its 74 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 48 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 43 of Ramallah's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Bangladesh

95 of its 164 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 95 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

43 of its 84 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 43 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 24 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 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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Health

South Africa

189 of its 492 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Russia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 65 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Australia (102 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Russia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); building collapse in US (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 10,397 stories about harm among 41,500 counted on 27 Jun.

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In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. On 27 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 25 today. Palestine's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 41,500 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand62 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Iraq52 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Ramallah Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Beirut Lebanon24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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'sRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readCrimea: 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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: 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'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: 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'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 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 4,505 stories · less than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice19% 1,907 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,584 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence11% 1,101 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 525 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 194 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 184 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 killed3,173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured642 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 much harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.