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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

usually 22; 20 the day before
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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about twice its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDavao, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 12 outletsSeeiso, Lesotho -- health: 47 stories, carried by 43 outletsLetsie, Lesotho -- health: 12 stories, carried by 80 outletsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- food & livelihood: 93 stories, carried by 86 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 60 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsFort Morgan, US -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 56 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mongolia warmth about twice usual ● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Davao Philippines about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Seeiso Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Letsie Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ulaanbaatar Mongolia about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 93 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 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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