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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,368 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Cucuta, the hurricane in Mexico and the typhoon in North Korea. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 62 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

46 of its 70 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cucuta accounted for 25 of Colombia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cucuta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

124 of its 358 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 33 of Nepal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 295 of Israel's 403 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

20 of its 67 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Slovakia

11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

106 of its 204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Nepal (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Malaysia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 20,368 stories about harm among 93,111 counted on 16 Jun.

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North Korea's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 June 2020, 32 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Colombia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 93,111 stories, below the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia66 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Palestine54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 760 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Moscow Russia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Delhi India75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 New York US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 403 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,628 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,403 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,125 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,724 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 572 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 299 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 killed4,478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill28 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.