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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,579 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 violence in Yerevan, protests in Deir Ezzor (Syria) and refugees in Kenya. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 79 in 100 of its 253 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

800 of its 1,003 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yerevan accounted for 632 of Armenia's 800 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (502 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

390 of its 479 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 53 of Deir Ezzor's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Deir Ezzor stories →
Displacement

Kenya

138 of its 378 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with road crashes.

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

Jordan

158 of its 273 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Amman accounted for 112 of Jordan's 158 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

515 of its 631 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 474 of Somalia's 515 stories about harm, carried by 548 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 100 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mopti accounted for 88 of Mali's 92 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

162 of its 283 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Typhoon was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

411 of its 581 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 182 of Istanbul's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (171 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

138 of its 243 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Palestine (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Sudan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in Namibia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Indonesia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10028 May4 Jun11 Jun18 Jun26 Jun28 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 10019 Jun: 24 in 10020 Jun: 23 in 10021 Jun: 22 in 10022 Jun: 21 in 10023 Jun: 22 in 10024 Jun: 19 in 10025 Jun: 22 in 10026 Jun: 23 in 100 · this day

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 34,579 stories about harm among 147,296 counted on 26 Jun.

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In Palestine's news, mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 147,296 stories, above the usual 22. It was the third day running that the news turned to Armenia. In Armenia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Armenia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali92 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,169 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Orlando US491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Sacramento US356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Delhi India191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Istanbul Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSudan: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessQatar: 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 lessNiger: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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 lessGreece: 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 lessGambia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 93 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 71 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 79 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 34 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 39 in 100 of its 2,000 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 83 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 92 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 79 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 37 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 58 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 1,252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 86 in 100 of its 1,169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 57 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 92 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Costa Rica: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 61 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 61 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 80 in 100 of its 1,003 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 37 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Angola: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 243 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

● Iraq 86 in 100 of its 1,169 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 93 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 82 in 100 of its 631 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 80 in 100 of its 1,003 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 81 in 100 of its 479 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kuwait 79 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 9,067 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 9,040 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 7,003 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,659 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,257 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 379 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 killed13,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting people displaced485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Angola 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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