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What the world's news said happened to people.
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57,157 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Mukalla, protests in Kakata (Liberia) and livelihoods in Ulaanbaatar. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMongolia 73 in 100 of its 139 stories, usually 7
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 51
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

384 of its 403 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Mukalla accounted for 231 of Yemen's 384 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (281 stories). Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Mukalla stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

188 of its 322 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kakata accounted for 167 of Liberia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 120 of Kakata's 167 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (121 stories).

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Kakata stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

81 of its 306 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Türkiye

2,196 of its 2,883 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Istanbul accounted for 1,732 of Türkiye's 2,196 stories about harm, carried by 1,353 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,457 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

127 of its 328 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 31 of Colombo's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

409 of its 532 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

288 of its 424 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

95 of its 110 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Juba accounted for 70 of South Sudan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

136 of its 177 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Brazil (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Armenia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tanzania (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 57,157 stories about harm among 280,753 counted on 28 Jun.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Brazil's news, mentions of the dengue ran about 4 times their usual. Yemen stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 80%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 280,753 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon77 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye76 in 100 of its 2,883 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US764 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2853 Jerusalem Israel277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Sacramento US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Jerusalem Israel184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 London UK155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1298

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 384 stories about harm ● Mongolia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Lesotho about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 14,703 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,621 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,052 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,336 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,877 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services3% 1,949 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,301 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,244 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 killed20,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees824 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations640 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced429 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less than 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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