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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: 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 readCyprus: 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 readChina: 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: 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 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 lessBrazil: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 15 outletsHavana, Cuba -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 77 stories, carried by 72 outletsMississippi, US -- health: 55 stories, carried by 80 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 33 outletsLos Alamos, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 51 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 21 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

● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bajaur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Delaware US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 77 stories ● Mississippi US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Glastonbury UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories

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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