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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,543 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 violence in Baghdad, illness in Cairo and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 61 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

36 of its 52 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 23 of Iraq's 36 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Egypt

77 of its 126 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 42 of Egypt's 77 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Palestine

55 of its 83 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 35 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Health

Mexico

119 of its 213 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Indonesia

60 of its 100 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jakarta accounted for 29 of Indonesia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

1,670 of its 3,958 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Natural hazards were named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Spain (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in India (112 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,543 stories about harm among 59,264 counted on 27 Jun.

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The news turned to Iraq for the second day running. 33 in every 100 of the day's 59,264 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 33 today. Iraq stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Kuwait62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Egypt61 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 965 Philadelphia US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Manhattan US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: 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 a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 10,957 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,211 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,492 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,266 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 369 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 220 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 179 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 killed5,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,057 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about the usual rate

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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