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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,140 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 protests in Tulua (Colombia), people killed in the Bahamas and people injured in Yemen. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 57 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Colombia

56 of its 99 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 18 of Tulua's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Tulua stories →
Health

Bahamas

35 of its 68 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ghana

130 of its 362 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 36 of Accra's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Dakar's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

141 of its 305 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ankara accounted for 76 of Türkiye's 141 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

37 of its 61 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 19 of Palestine's 37 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 60 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10031 May7 Jun14 Jun21 Jun29 Jun31 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 22 in 1002 Jun: 22 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 23 in 1005 Jun: 24 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 1007 Jun: 22 in 1008 Jun: 22 in 1009 Jun: 21 in 10010 Jun: 22 in 10011 Jun: 23 in 10012 Jun: 23 in 10013 Jun: 22 in 10014 Jun: 22 in 10015 Jun: 22 in 10016 Jun: 22 in 10017 Jun: 22 in 10018 Jun: 23 in 10019 Jun: 22 in 10020 Jun: 22 in 10021 Jun: 21 in 10022 Jun: 22 in 10023 Jun: 21 in 10024 Jun: 21 in 10025 Jun: 23 in 10026 Jun: 23 in 10027 Jun: 21 in 10028 Jun: 22 in 10029 Jun: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 18,140 stories about harm among 85,467 counted on 29 Jun.

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The news turned to Colombia for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,467 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Colombia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 29 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia57 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 San Antonio US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Accra Ghana36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Philippine Philippines33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vanuatu: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 882 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 46 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 839 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Senegal: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St. Lucia: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 752 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mongolia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritius: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lesotho: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kyrgyzstan: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 27 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 29 in 100 of its 3,723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Grenada: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ghana: 36 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 60 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ecuador: 58 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 57 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Barbados: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 51 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 62 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 882 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 62 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 57 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 46 in 100 of its 305 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,309 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,986 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,999 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 499 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed4,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan

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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