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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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 lessDominican Republic: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualLagos, Nigeria -- health: 77 stories, carried by 59 outletsBoca Raton, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsKarlovy Vary, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsGuatemala City, Guatemala -- health: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 39 outletsAvebury, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 23 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lagos Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 77 stories ● Boca Raton US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Karlovy Vary Czechia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

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