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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUkraine: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualBrize Norton, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 26 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 32 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 47 stories, carried by 121 outletsKartarpur, Pakistan -- health: 39 stories, carried by 41 outletsOregon, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsTuas, Singapore -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbeokuta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 80 stories, carried by 188 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

● Brize Norton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Kartarpur Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Oregon US 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 →

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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