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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
43,283 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 a disaster in Nairobi, people displaced in Arsal and people killed in Zimbabwe. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 69 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

588 of its 1,085 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Nairobi accounted for 428 of Kenya's 588 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (334 stories). Flu was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with overdoses. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

262 of its 375 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Arsal accounted for 224 of Lebanon's 262 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Arsal stories →
Conflict & violence

Zimbabwe

214 of its 522 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cuba

136 of its 226 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 120 of Cuba's 136 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

107 of its 155 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quito accounted for 98 of Ecuador's 107 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Malta

242 of its 454 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Valletta accounted for 222 of Malta's 242 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (186 stories).

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Shelter & services

North Korea

168 of its 548 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

56 of its 187 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 of Rabat's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

104 of its 163 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

622 of its 773 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 128 of Golan Heights' 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Greece (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 43,283 stories about harm among 212,814 counted on 28 Jun.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 212,814 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. In Kenya, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 28 June 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 773 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Congo72 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Lebanon70 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 35 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US587 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2313 Chicago US219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Charlottesville US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Portland US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Tacoma US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 524 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 622 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Barbados few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,873 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,613 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 6,662 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,346 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,315 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,907 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,725 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 834 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 killed12,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,757 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,466 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people displaced377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill82 at about two-thirds 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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