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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,068 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 news turned to people injured in Nepal, refugees in Mali and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 76 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 47
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Health

Nepal

72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mali

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Yemen

53 of its 63 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 143 of the Philippines' 358 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and respiratory illness. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Chile

38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Egypt

76 of its 143 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 76 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Banjul's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 32 the day before
38 in 10032 in 10014 May21 May28 May4 Jun12 Jun14 May: 33 in 10015 May: 33 in 10016 May: 36 in 10017 May: 37 in 10018 May: 34 in 10019 May: 33 in 10020 May: 33 in 10021 May: 32 in 10022 May: 32 in 10023 May: 34 in 10024 May: 35 in 10025 May: 33 in 10026 May: 32 in 10027 May: 32 in 10028 May: 32 in 10029 May: 32 in 10030 May: 36 in 10031 May: 38 in 1001 Jun: 35 in 1002 Jun: 36 in 1003 Jun: 35 in 1004 Jun: 35 in 1005 Jun: 34 in 1006 Jun: 37 in 1007 Jun: 38 in 1008 Jun: 35 in 1009 Jun: 33 in 10010 Jun: 33 in 10011 Jun: 32 in 10012 Jun: 32 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 34,068 stories about harm among 105,805 counted on 12 Jun.

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The Philippines' news mentioned heavy rain about 4 times as often as usual. On 13 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 32 today. In Nepal, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 105,805 stories, below the usual 34.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Nepal76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US543 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1387 London UK238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Beijing China159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 New York US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Seattle US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 84 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)US: 40 in 100 of its 33,289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Türkiye: 45 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Tunisia: 54 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Tanzania: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)South Africa: 41 in 100 of its 947 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Philippines: 56 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Peru: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Nepal: 76 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)North Macedonia: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Liberia: 50 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Egypt: 53 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Chile: 55 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Burundi: 51 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Brazil: 57 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Bangladesh: 60 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 32)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 32 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly health ● Nepal 76 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 60 in 100 of its 218 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 56 in 100 of its 639 stories · mostly health ● Brazil 57 in 100 of its 276 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 18,583 stories · much less than usual (usually 63%) Rights & justice28% 9,598 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence5% 1,668 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,663 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 972 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 365 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 283 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 killed8,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.