← 18 Jul Tuesday 19 July 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 20 Jul →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
62,376 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.

How to read these numbers →

The news turned to drownings in Bulgaria, a disaster in Taipei and violence in Nampala. Guatemala's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 71 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

145 of its 211 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

538 of its 790 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 455 of Taiwan's 538 stories about harm, carried by 490 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (494 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

240 of its 272 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nampala accounted for 163 of Mali's 240 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

99 of its 171 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 85 of Kazakhstan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

186 of its 317 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 174 of Armenia's 186 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 94 of Yerevan's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

72 of its 242 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Lima's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Malawi

218 of its 307 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Liwonde accounted for 144 of Malawi's 218 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Germany

1,864 of its 3,412 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,626 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

124 of its 308 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10020 Jun27 Jun4 Jul11 Jul19 Jul20 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 10029 Jun: 22 in 10030 Jun: 20 in 1001 Jul: 21 in 1002 Jul: 25 in 1003 Jul: 25 in 1004 Jul: 22 in 1005 Jul: 21 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 20 in 1008 Jul: 25 in 1009 Jul: 27 in 10010 Jul: 26 in 10011 Jul: 23 in 10012 Jul: 22 in 10013 Jul: 20 in 10014 Jul: 20 in 10015 Jul: 25 in 10016 Jul: 26 in 10017 Jul: 27 in 10018 Jul: 23 in 10019 Jul: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 Jul. 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 62,376 stories about harm among 274,710 counted on 19 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in South Sudan's news. of the day's 274,710 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bulgaria stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 803 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Tunisia81 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya72 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cleveland US1038 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 Baton Rouge US716 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1612 Istanbul Türkiye628 stories about protests or strikes, of its 960 Dallas US455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1179 Washington US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1589

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 lessMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualMorgantown, US -- disasters & accidents: 46 stories, carried by 52 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 30 outletsBrenham, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsJianguo, China -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsRoscommon, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPandjaitan, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 25 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Morgantown US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 46 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Brenham US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jianguo China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Roscommon Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 18,144 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 16,356 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,260 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 6,964 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,392 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,227 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,106 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 killed24,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured9,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,696 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions796 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced492 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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