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What the world's news said happened to people.
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61,942 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 news turned to rights and justice in Vilnius, protests in Luanda (Angola) and violence in Istanbul. Lithuania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLithuania 81 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 68 in 100 of its stories, usually 51
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

210 of its 258 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Vilnius accounted for 201 of Lithuania's 210 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

111 of its 167 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Luanda accounted for 101 of Angola's 111 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 97 of Luanda's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

8,023 of its 9,202 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Istanbul accounted for 7,538 of Türkiye's 8,023 stories about harm, carried by 2,964 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5,866 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Norway

101 of its 296 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

123 of its 133 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Abidjan accounted for 120 of Côte d’Ivoire's 123 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

93 of its 113 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Chaco Boreal accounted for 90 of Paraguay's 93 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

204 of its 362 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Suriname

42 of its 44 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Paramaribo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

105 of its 303 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

147 of its 180 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hunger was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in North Korea (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 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 29 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 61,942 stories about harm among 278,682 counted on 29 Jun.

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In Lithuania, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,682 stories, as usual. Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire92 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye87 in 100 of its 9,202 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Paraguay82 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan82 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania81 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 10 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2483 Istanbul Türkiye406 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7538 Amarillo US320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Harney County US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Chicago US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessPortugal: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 27 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsLetsie, Lesotho -- health: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsFort Mcmurray, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 82 stories, carried by 65 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 51 stories, carried by 52 outletsRivers State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- food & livelihood: 103 stories, carried by 158 outletsFort Collins, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 24 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Antarctica warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Letsie Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Fort Mcmurray Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 82 stories ● Alaska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 17,905 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 16,026 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,453 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 7,494 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,122 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,172 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,332 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,197 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 killed24,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured10,567 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people affected7,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,037 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting abductions922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced306 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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