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13,345 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 a disaster in Caracas, violence in Tehran and protests in Nairobi (Kenya). Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 84 in 100 of its 832 stories, usually 55
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Venezuela

703 of its 832 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Caracas accounted for 566 of Venezuela's 703 stories about harm, carried by 795 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories). Landslides were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

340 of its 1,044 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 180 of Iran's 340 stories about harm, carried by 376 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 48 of Kenya's 72 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 27 of Nairobi's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

France

179 of its 764 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

24 of its 123 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and typhoon.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 75 of Russia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

70 of its 152 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Shelter & services

Cuba

47 of its 100 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Havana accounted for 23 of Cuba's 47 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Taiwan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 6 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 13,345 stories about harm among 72,038 counted on 26 Jun.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,038 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Taiwan's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Venezuela for the second day running. Venezuela's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela84 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine54 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon49 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba47 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 39 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Hollywood US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Caracas Venezuela28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Nairobi Kenya27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAustralia: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 434 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 703 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 3,265 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice25% 3,254 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,134 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,371 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 561 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 468 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 423 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 killed3,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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