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15,435 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 Tbilisi (Georgia), plane crash in the Philippines and a disaster in Arakapas. Georgia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 80 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

38 of its 61 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tbilisi accounted for 37 of Georgia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 36 of Tbilisi's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Health

Philippines

373 of its 667 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Philippine accounted for 177 of the Philippines' 373 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Plane crash was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 51 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.

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

Thailand

120 of its 251 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bangkok accounted for 91 of Thailand's 120 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

75 of its 102 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes.

its stories →
Health

Norway

37 of its 99 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

137 of its 461 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

82 of its 156 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

23 of its 44 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 6 of Caracas' 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Azerbaijan (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (50 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (88 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Cuba (19 of its stories, about 8 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 5 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 15,435 stories about harm among 63,058 counted on 5 Jul.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 63,058 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Azerbaijan's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. On 5 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 34 in every 100, against 24 today. In Georgia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus80 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba74 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Georgia62 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 347 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia56 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mumbai India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Kaduna Nigeria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Tbilisi Georgia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: 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 readChina: 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'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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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 readVatican City: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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

● Fiji few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Georgia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 6,845 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,664 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,620 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence9% 1,389 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 716 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed4,281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,020 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations308 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions178 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 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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