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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,908 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Khartoum (Sudan), rights and justice in Phnom Penh and violence in Ouallam. Niger's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 80 in 100 of its 569 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

405 of its 442 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Khartoum accounted for 380 of Sudan's 405 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. 374 of Khartoum's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

58 of its 61 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Ouallam accounted for 46 of Niger's 58 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Ouallam stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

45 of its 88 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

141 of its 270 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Almaty accounted for 130 of Kazakhstan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 127 of Almaty's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

520 of its 1,549 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 101 of Mexico City's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (351 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger.

its stories →
Displacement

Colombia

60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Venezuela

87 of its 151 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

92 of its 281 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Malaysia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (11 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 9 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 17,908 stories about harm among 92,224 counted on 9 Jun.

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The news turned to Sudan for the eighth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 92,224 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. North Korea's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. On 9 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan92 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia86 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong80 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka67 in 100 of its 505 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Almaty Kazakhstan127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Beijing China112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Mexico City Mexico101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Wanchai Hong Kong89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about twice 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

● Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,540 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,703 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 3,140 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 2,562 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,180 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 662 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 262 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 killed4,714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced72 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar

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
● Griefa little less than 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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