The week in human impact
How the week felt
against each country's own usualAnger rose most in Jordan: about twice its own usual.
Grief rose most in Jordan: about three times its own usual.
Fear rose most in Jordan: about twice its own usual.
Warmth rose most in Russia: about its own usual.
Hottest against the world's news: anger in Yemen, grief in Jordan, fear in Pakistan, warmth in Liberia. Feelings, last 7 days →
Key events of the week
Ranked by how much of the day's news they took.
Most of the day's attention went to building collapse in Kenya, violence in Karak and the typhoon in Taiwan. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.
The news turned to protests in Paris (France), violence in Karak and the typhoon in Taiwan. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
The day's news pointed at violence in Riyadh, protests in Paris (France) and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.
Protests in Paris (France), violence in Abyei and people affected in Uganda drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.
Most of the day's attention went to protests in Paris (France), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Shabwa. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
The news turned to protests in Paris (France), violence in Shabwa and people killed in Kenya. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.
The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), storms in Canada and people injured in India. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
News stories are not the same as the people living through them. What goes unreported matters, too.
Every number here is a count of news coverage, read by machine — not a count of victims and not a measure of suffering. How much a country is covered does not show how much its people suffer, and most of what happens to people is never reported. How to read the numbers
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