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What the world's news said happened to people.
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62,911 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 violence in Nampala, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and rights and justice in Skopje. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the DR Congo →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 52 in 100 of its 357 stories, usually 9
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mali

146 of its 166 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Nampala accounted for 71 of Mali's 146 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Nampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

87 of its 146 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 23 of Yangon's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Belgium

277 of its 567 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Brussels accounted for 252 of Belgium's 277 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

286 of its 475 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 273 of Armenia's 286 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 183 of Yerevan's 273 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (163 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

Juba accounted for 297 of South Sudan's 327 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Cholera was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Panama

56 of its 146 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

923 of its 2,304 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

797 of its 2,323 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (466 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Türkiye (274 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (189 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 62,911 stories about harm among 291,166 counted on 20 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the DR Congo. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 291,166 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news. For the second day running, the news turned to Mali. Mali stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan82 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,077 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia67 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cleveland US832 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1103 Washington US392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1572 Delhi India343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 775 Istanbul Türkiye339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Baton Rouge US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Panama about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 19,975 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 13,326 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 12,587 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents12% 7,186 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,284 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,559 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,314 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 killed20,035 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests8,817 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees1,098 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Germany Stories reporting abductions1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations352 at about half the usual rate · most about Qatar and the US Stories reporting people falling ill277 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the DR Congo

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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