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What the world's news said happened to people.
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56,931 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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Rights and justice in Dakar, the avalanche in Slovenia and protests in Bujumbura (Burundi) drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 74 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Senegal

143 of its 192 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 139 of Senegal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Slovenia

136 of its 274 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Ljubljana accounted for 132 of Slovenia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Avalanche was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

88 of its 98 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Bujumbura accounted for 73 of Burundi's 88 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 52 of Bujumbura's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Shelter & services

Niger

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Poland

1,193 of its 1,648 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (690 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

707 of its 1,046 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (628 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Paraguay

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

143 of its 238 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Beirut accounted for 118 of Lebanon's 143 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

364 of its 2,477 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Taiwan

225 of its 510 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Heatwave was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Northern Mariana Islands (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Botswana (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Taiwan (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); norovirus in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 56,931 stories about harm among 264,957 counted on 29 Jul.

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In Senegal, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 264,957 stories, below the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. In Slovenia's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,709 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador78 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Senegal74 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan72 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 79 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US964 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1992 Delhi India293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 942 Aleppo Syria287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Boston US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1545

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sAustralia: 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'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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: 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 angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half 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 fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Indonesia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 707 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,193 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Senegal about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,000 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,703 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence22% 11,987 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 11,301 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,010 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,250 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,834 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,152 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 killed18,449 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting arrests7,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,087 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,969 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions1,051 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees1,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angera little less than 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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