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19,153 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 train derailment in Sweden, violence in Idlib and illness in Hanoi. Sweden's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 44 in 100 of its 248 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Sweden

109 of its 248 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 78 of Sweden's 109 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (61 stories). Train derailment was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

65 of its 85 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Idlib accounted for 30 of Syria's 65 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Vietnam

204 of its 603 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 132 of Vietnam's 204 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. HIV was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria and tuberculosis.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

414 of its 1,522 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Oil spill was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Honduras

37 of its 44 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Choloma accounted for 27 of Honduras' 37 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

104 of its 401 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Indonesia

68 of its 226 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

88 of its 112 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

19 of its 56 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Greece (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (116 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Germany (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 19,153 stories about harm among 102,216 counted on 26 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sweden. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,216 stories, as usual. On 26 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. In Sweden, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar55 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq47 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 San Francisco US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Chicago US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Manipur India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCambodia: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: 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'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiechtenstein: 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

● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 187 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,888 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,126 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,623 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,217 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,038 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 815 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 718 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 401 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 killed4,965 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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