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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,458 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 drownings in Greece, violence in Vihti and protests in Oromo (Ethiopia). Finland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 59 in 100 of its 560 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Displacement

Greece

328 of its 560 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 223 of Greece's 328 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (252 stories). Drownings were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Finland

105 of its 288 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vihti accounted for 98 of Finland's 105 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Vihti stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

57 of its 102 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Oromo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

33 of its 106 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Niger

226 of its 230 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Diffa accounted for 163 of Niger's 226 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

147 of its 474 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 79 of Harare's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). HIV was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

624 of its 951 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Cairo accounted for 542 of Egypt's 624 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (327 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

19 of its 31 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 15 of Sandeng's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

China

804 of its 3,115 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Landslides were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.

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Rights & justice

Israel

412 of its 636 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tel Aviv accounted for 242 of Israel's 412 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (223 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Kazakhstan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10020 May27 May3 Jun10 Jun18 Jun20 May: 20 in 10021 May: 22 in 10022 May: 23 in 10023 May: 21 in 10024 May: 20 in 10025 May: 20 in 10026 May: 20 in 10027 May: 21 in 10028 May: 22 in 10029 May: 23 in 10030 May: 22 in 10031 May: 21 in 1001 Jun: 21 in 1002 Jun: 21 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 21 in 1005 Jun: 22 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 1007 Jun: 22 in 1008 Jun: 21 in 1009 Jun: 21 in 10010 Jun: 20 in 10011 Jun: 21 in 10012 Jun: 27 in 10013 Jun: 27 in 10014 Jun: 24 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 36,458 stories about harm among 157,324 counted on 18 Jun.

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Greece stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 157,324 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger98 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 910 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Angola76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2339 Wukan China187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1038 Beijing China114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Moscow Russia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 91 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 63 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 53 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Qatar: 38 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 1,424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 1,492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 98 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 70 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 78 in 100 of its 910 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 43 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 35 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 59 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Finland: 36 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 78 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 66 in 100 of its 951 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bhutan: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 33 in 100 of its 1,132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 66 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Angola: 76 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 70 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Niger 98 in 100 of its 230 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 78 in 100 of its 910 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 91 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 832 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 70 in 100 of its 498 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 66 in 100 of its 951 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 11,250 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 9,664 stories · about as usual Health15% 5,281 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,940 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,415 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 936 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 470 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 killed12,944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,035 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,013 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Niger Stories reporting abductions508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced498 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill13 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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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