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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,055 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 people killed in Germany, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in China. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 51 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Germany

1,022 of its 2,235 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (832 stories). Natural hazards were named in 191 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

210 of its 294 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 146 of Venezuela's 210 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 73 of Caracas' 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

China

1,153 of its 4,797 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (721 stories). Gas explosion was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

283 of its 1,559 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Israel

755 of its 1,294 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 603 of Israel's 755 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,056 of its 1,284 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Raqqa accounted for 810 of Syria's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 831 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

112 of its 221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

410 of its 1,327 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (191 stories). Food poisoning was named in 284 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

236 of its 336 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Anantnag accounted for 163 of Kashmir's 236 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 32 of al-Hoceima's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in North Korea (284 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Niger (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Congo (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,055 stories about harm among 225,851 counted on 16 Jun.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 225,851 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In North Korea's news, mentions of food poisoning ran about 5 times their usual. Germany stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 16 June 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 81 · mostly health Syria82 in 100 of its 1,284 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 543 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo73 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela71 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK570 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3140 Raqqa Syria290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 810 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1848 Berlin Germany251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Rutherford County US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCroatia: 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 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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 lessBelgium: 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about twice its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about twice its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 44 outletsRiverside County, US -- health: 87 stories, carried by 96 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 89 stories, carried by 130 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- health: 80 stories, carried by 138 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBirstall, UK -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 151 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

● Cyprus warmth about twice usual ● Yemen warmth about twice usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hodeida Yemen about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Riverside County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 87 stories ● Kano Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 89 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,259 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,951 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 9,900 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,085 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,973 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,534 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,301 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,251 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 killed17,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,372 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees945 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions531 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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?

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