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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,490 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Brussels, abductions in North Korea and refugees in Hungary. North Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 72 in 100 of its 1,838 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,322 of its 1,838 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 1,290 of Belgium's 1,322 stories about harm, carried by 1,094 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Health

North Korea

339 of its 872 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

187 of its 316 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Albania

37 of its 63 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 35 of Albania's 37 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

277 of its 306 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

48 of its 73 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Austria

71 of its 231 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

118 of its 362 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

Bamako accounted for 116 of Mali's 185 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Mexico (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in France (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Yemen (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Bolivia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 49,490 stories about harm among 237,739 counted on 21 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Belgium stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual in Poland's news. of the day's 237,739 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 82 · mostly health Greenland85 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali81 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1761 Marawi Philippines266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 London UK242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1898 Brussels Belgium194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1290 Cincinnati US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little angrier than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● El Salvador few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Cuba about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 11,356 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,787 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 10,160 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents18% 8,620 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,586 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,467 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,425 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,158 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 killed13,629 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,334 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees1,213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting people displaced997 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the Central African Republic Stories reporting abductions870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little less than 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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