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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,280 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 killed in Brazil, rights and justice in Tehran and tornadoes in New Zealand. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 62 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Brazil

74 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

200 of its 445 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 140 of Iran's 200 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

66 of its 213 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tornadoes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Russia

191 of its 451 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 99 of Russia's 191 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guinea

32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

38 of its 65 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lai Chi Kok accounted for 26 of Hong Kong's 38 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Food & livelihood

North Korea

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 26 of Uganda's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (250 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 11,280 stories about harm among 46,604 counted on 19 Jun.

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Brazil stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 46,604 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 5 times their usual. On 19 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Brazil62 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia57 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Taiwan55 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Tehran Iran54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Texas US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 114 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 206 outletsLai Chi Kok, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 134 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 78 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 4,923 stories · less than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice23% 2,560 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,490 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence8% 866 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 586 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 292 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 225 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 killed3,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan

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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