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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.

its stories →
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

usually 19; 18 the day before
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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.

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualWashington Heights, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 33 outletsManipal, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsFort Sill, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 39 outletsOkanagan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsDeszczno, Poland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- food & livelihood: 32 stories, carried by 21 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Washington Heights US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Manipal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Fort Sill US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Okanagan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Deszczno Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 20 stories

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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