← 9 Jul Tuesday 10 July 2018 · to 23:59 UTC 11 Jul →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
39,837 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 →

Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beijing (China), storms in Taiwan and people killed in Bahrain. Bahrain's coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 57 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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 →
Protests & strikes

China

957 of its 5,894 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 436 of Beijing's 599 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

180 of its 413 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Taipei accounted for 149 of Taiwan's 180 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Storms were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

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

Bahrain

132 of its 230 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Samoa

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

95 of its 220 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Baku's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

901 of its 2,273 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (644 stories). Heatstroke was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

103 of its 127 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

597 of its 1,668 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (232 stories). Plane crash was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Sudan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in South Korea (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in South Africa (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Japan (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10011 Jun18 Jun25 Jun2 Jul10 Jul11 Jun: 18 in 10012 Jun: 18 in 10013 Jun: 18 in 10014 Jun: 19 in 10015 Jun: 19 in 10016 Jun: 21 in 10017 Jun: 23 in 10018 Jun: 22 in 10019 Jun: 21 in 10020 Jun: 21 in 10021 Jun: 20 in 10022 Jun: 20 in 10023 Jun: 22 in 10024 Jun: 24 in 10025 Jun: 22 in 10026 Jun: 21 in 10027 Jun: 21 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 10029 Jun: 22 in 10030 Jun: 22 in 1001 Jul: 23 in 1002 Jul: 21 in 1003 Jul: 21 in 1004 Jul: 22 in 1005 Jul: 21 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 23 in 1008 Jul: 23 in 1009 Jul: 20 in 10010 Jul: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 39,837 stories about harm among 209,133 counted on 10 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

In Sudan's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. China stood out: 16% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 10%. On 10 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. of the day's 209,133 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan81 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 428 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua72 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 530 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Washington US400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1522 Harney County US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Delhi India169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Charleston US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 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 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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 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 lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBangladesh: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBadme, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 72 stories, carried by 42 outletsFort Worth, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsJendouba, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBalkan, Russia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsAsmara, Eritrea -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 46 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 599 stories, carried by 453 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 one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Badme Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 72 stories ● Fort Worth US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Jendouba Tunisia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,391 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,301 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,031 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 5,277 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,490 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,115 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 975 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 killed10,710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,827 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people injured3,011 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees771 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations433 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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.