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What the world's news said happened to people.
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38,338 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 illness in Bwera, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and a disaster in Tehran. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and India → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 83 in 100 of its 637 stories, usually 41
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Uganda

529 of its 637 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bwera accounted for 223 of Uganda's 529 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (380 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bwera stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

380 of its 439 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 278 of Sudan's 380 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 262 of Khartoum's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

1,875 of its 3,188 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 1,209 of Iran's 1,875 stories about harm, carried by 950 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (842 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

88 of its 120 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 88 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Hong Kong

537 of its 819 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 140 of Mong Kok's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (307 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

62 of its 126 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lithuania

35 of its 61 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

1,306 of its 4,987 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 758 of Beijing's 858 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (299 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

109 of its 162 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

208 of its 651 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Lithuania (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (478 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Thailand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 38,338 stories about harm among 186,576 counted on 13 Jun.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and India. of the day's 186,576 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Lithuania's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Uganda.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Uganda83 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Congo81 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China758 stories about protests or strikes, of its 858 Shelby County US528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Tehran Iran478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1209 Washington US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Khartoum Sudan262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessQatar: 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: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKansas, US -- other: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 49 outletsCromarty Firth, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 80 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsKumasi, Ghana -- rights & justice: 74 stories, carried by 59 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsMalabo, Equatorial Guinea -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 14 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories ● Cromarty Firth UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 17 stories ● Kumasi Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 74 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,370 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 8,754 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,731 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,868 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,974 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,251 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 839 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 killed9,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,738 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,880 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people injured3,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,298 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Iran and India Stories reporting abductions453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.