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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.

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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 lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 101 stories, carried by 98 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmman, Jordan -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsKerala, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 19 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 48 outletsLinlithgow, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 60 stories, carried by 160 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 101 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Kerala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

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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