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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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSweden: 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 lessSomalia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: 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 lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualGateshead, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontana, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsAgra District, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsWoodhall Spa, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 54 outletsTakapuna, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsAtlantic City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsCauseway Bay, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 15 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Agra District India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Woodhall Spa UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Takapuna New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 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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