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18,890 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 violence in Jammu, protests in Ejura (Ghana) and the cyclone in Barbados. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 71 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

92 of its 139 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 92 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

125 of its 391 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 44 of Ejura's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Ejura stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

54 of its 76 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Barbados over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

39 of its 48 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

691 of its 2,063 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Wildfires were named in 176 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 74 of Israel's 145 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

54 of its 162 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (176 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (43 of its stories, about 7 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 2 Jul. 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 18,890 stories about harm among 83,288 counted on 2 Jul.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. of the day's 83,288 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 2 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 23 today. Kashmir's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Barbados71 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir66 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 433 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Miami US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Ejura Ghana44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Ibadan Nigeria37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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 readSenegal: 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'sPoland: 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: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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'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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful 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'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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 three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,963 stories · much less than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice21% 3,963 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,082 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence9% 1,637 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 679 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 533 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 498 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 305 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 killed4,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill16 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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