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What the world's news said happened to people.
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62,376 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 drownings in Bulgaria, a disaster in Taipei and violence in Nampala. Guatemala's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 71 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

145 of its 211 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Drownings were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

538 of its 790 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 455 of Taiwan's 538 stories about harm, carried by 490 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (494 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

240 of its 272 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nampala accounted for 163 of Mali's 240 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

99 of its 171 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 85 of Kazakhstan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

186 of its 317 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 174 of Armenia's 186 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 94 of Yerevan's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Peru

72 of its 242 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Lima's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Malawi

218 of its 307 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Liwonde accounted for 144 of Malawi's 218 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories).

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Displacement

Germany

1,864 of its 3,412 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,626 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

124 of its 308 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 Jul. 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 62,376 stories about harm among 274,710 counted on 19 Jul.

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Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in South Sudan's news. of the day's 274,710 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bulgaria stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 803 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Tunisia81 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya72 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cleveland US1038 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 Baton Rouge US716 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1612 Istanbul Türkiye628 stories about protests or strikes, of its 960 Dallas US455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1179 Washington US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1589

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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 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 storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: 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 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesJordan: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 36 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 62 in 100 of its 4,859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 81 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 68 in 100 of its 790 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 82 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 2,187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,881 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 2,630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 31 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 88 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 71 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 72 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 56 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 58 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 1,172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 65 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 968 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 55 in 100 of its 3,412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 47 in 100 of its 3,282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 63 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 67 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bulgaria: 69 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 69 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 34 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 45 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 59 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Syria 82 in 100 of its 803 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 88 in 100 of its 272 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 81 in 100 of its 396 stories · mostly health ● Taiwan 68 in 100 of its 790 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Libya 72 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Malawi 71 in 100 of its 307 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 18,144 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 16,356 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,260 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 6,964 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,392 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,227 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,106 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 killed24,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured9,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,696 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions796 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced492 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania

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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