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What the world's news said happened to people.
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10,167 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 protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil), people injured in Belgium and rights and justice in Tehran. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Lebanon and Bangladesh →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 62 in 100 of its 159 stories, usually 28
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

99 of its 159 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 29 of Sao Paulo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

45 of its 85 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

165 of its 357 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 165 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mexico

57 of its 156 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Jordan

24 of its 63 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

103 of its 192 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

35 of its 82 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (250 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in India (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 10,167 stories about harm among 40,438 counted on 20 Jun.

Read the day's briefing

Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Lebanon and Bangladesh. of the day's 40,438 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. the news turned to Brazil for the second day running. Brazil's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 20 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil62 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 28 · mostly health Taiwan55 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Vietnam54 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Sao Paulo Brazil29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 6 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 4,414 stories · less than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice20% 2,029 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,302 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence11% 1,125 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 284 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 246 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 195 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 killed2,925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees186 at about three times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced90 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions88 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations38 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 China and the US

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 harsher than 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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