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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,773 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 Tbilisi (Georgia), the avalanche in the Dominican Republic and violence in Sanaa. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording 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 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 84 in 100 of its 659 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 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

Georgia

555 of its 659 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tbilisi accounted for 523 of Georgia's 555 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. 517 of Tbilisi's 523 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (483 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Health

Dominican Republic

178 of its 230 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (151 stories). Avalanche was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness and food poisoning. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

94 of its 128 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 63 of Yemen's 94 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

380 of its 486 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Honduras

51 of its 78 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 47 of Honduras' 51 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 46 of Tegucigalpa's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Botswana

56 of its 101 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Poisoning was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

43 of its 76 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 25 of Guatemala City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

115 of its 191 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Palestine

398 of its 687 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Gaza accounted for 273 of Palestine's 398 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (135 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Botswana (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Vietnam (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Guatemala (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in France (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 33,773 stories about harm among 168,650 counted on 21 Jun.

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Georgia stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,650 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Botswana's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 21 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia84 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador79 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Iraq78 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Dominican Republic77 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Yemen73 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tbilisi Georgia517 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Washington US480 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1537 Gulf of Oman Iran367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 730 Beijing China247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Greenwich Village US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444

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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half 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

● Dominican Republic about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Georgia about twice as angry as the world's · 555 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,148 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 6,848 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,380 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,023 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,924 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,153 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,107 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 668 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 killed9,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations241 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Georgia Stories reporting people displaced206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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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