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What the world's news said happened to people.
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12,727 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 violence in Mpondwe, a disaster in Kalamata and illness in Colombo. Uganda's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Uganda and Nigeria →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 83 in 100 of its 301 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

250 of its 301 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mpondwe accounted for 111 of Uganda's 250 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Mpondwe stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

143 of its 258 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kalamata accounted for 53 of Greece's 143 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalamata stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

87 of its 147 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Colombo accounted for 68 of Sri Lanka's 87 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Mali

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 7 of Damascus' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Haiti

33 of its 44 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

69 of its 226 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 54 of Sudan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

New Zealand

85 of its 262 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in France (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Colombia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Haiti (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 12,727 stories about harm among 66,894 counted on 17 Jun.

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In France's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,894 stories, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Uganda and Nigeria. In Uganda, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda83 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka59 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Greece55 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia43 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Manipur India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Uganda about 4 times as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 143 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,607 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice24% 2,959 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,487 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,532 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 696 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 488 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 389 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 291 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 killed3,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,645 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,056 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions214 at about twice the usual rate · most about Uganda and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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