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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10030 May6 Jun13 Jun20 Jun28 Jun30 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 10027 Jun: 20 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEstonia: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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 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: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 40 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 30 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 95 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 30 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 76 in 100 of its 2,883 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 56 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 34 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 71 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 27 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 30 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 2,283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 3,267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 73 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Moldova: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 35 in 100 of its 1,155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Madagascar: 60 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 58 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 51 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 77 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 48 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 31 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 2,051 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 30 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gabon: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Equatorial Guinea: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 52 in 100 of its 934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 30 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 44 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 68 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 38 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 69 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 44 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 68 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)St Kitts & Nevis: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Yemen 95 in 100 of its 403 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 76 in 100 of its 2,883 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 77 in 100 of its 532 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 86 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 68 in 100 of its 822 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 77 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.