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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,562 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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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Seoul and people killed in Angola drew the news. Angola'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.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 69 in 100 of its 795 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 18 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

Sudan

147 of its 265 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Khartoum accounted for 132 of Sudan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 126 of Khartoum's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

400 of its 931 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Seoul accounted for 317 of South Korea's 400 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (174 stories). Flu was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with bird flu.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Angola

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ecuador

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Guayaquil's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

108 of its 188 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 83 of Colombia's 108 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 50 of Bogota's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

546 of its 795 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Budapest accounted for 529 of Hungary's 546 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

164 of its 243 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

339 of its 941 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Tsunami was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

35 of its 84 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Burkina Faso (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Colombia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 May. 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 33,562 stories about harm among 180,422 counted on 31 May.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 180,422 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 31 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Sudan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Burkina Faso77 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 81 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hungary69 in 100 of its 795 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Beijing China180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1012 Missouri US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Khartoum Sudan126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,639 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,650 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,365 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,464 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,694 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,201 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 703 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 killed9,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,273 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees932 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting people displaced221 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half 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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