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13,648 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 heavy rain in Ghana, protests in Johannesburg (South Africa) and people injured in Pakistan. South Africa's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMonaco 72 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 7
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

93 of its 198 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Accra accounted for 69 of Ghana's 93 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

196 of its 453 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 13 of Iraq's 21 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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

Palestine

75 of its 123 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

356 of its 468 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. la Guaira accounted for 270 of Venezuela's 356 stories about harm, carried by 560 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Measles was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria, dengue and outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

127 of its 279 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Monaco

51 of its 71 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

22 of its 88 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Somalia

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in UK (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 13,648 stories about harm among 75,835 counted on 30 Jun.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Ghana. of the day's 75,835 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned Covid about 8 times as often as usual. Ghana's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela76 in 100 of its 468 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Monaco72 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 7 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda50 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Johannesburg South Africa65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Abuja Nigeria28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Durban South Africa28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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 readRwanda: 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: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sFiji: 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'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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBelgium: 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'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'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice 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'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,416 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,371 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,851 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,487 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 740 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 572 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 566 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 366 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 killed3,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 softer 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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