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56,233 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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Protests in Crimea (Ukraine), a disaster in Belize City and violence in Sirte drew the news. Montenegro's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelize 72 in 100 of its 204 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

189 of its 347 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 99 of Crimea's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Avalanche was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Crimea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

147 of its 204 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Belize City accounted for 97 of Belize's 147 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (96 stories). Storm surge was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Belize over 30 days → its stories → Belize City stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

756 of its 983 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sirte accounted for 519 of Libya's 756 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (255 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Montenegro

49 of its 56 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Montenegro over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sapoa accounted for 40 of Nicaragua's 42 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Drownings were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

576 of its 2,030 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (362 stories). Road crashes were named in 298 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

150 of its 207 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Cholera was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

Juba accounted for 129 of South Sudan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Cholera was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

55 of its 188 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

36 of its 79 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 31 of Dushanbe's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Ireland (298 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nicaragua (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (42 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (47 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (41 of its stories, more than ten 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 2 Aug. 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 56,233 stories about harm among 267,833 counted on 2 Aug.

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Ireland's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Ukraine, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 267,833 stories, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Montenegro88 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 14 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen80 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 1,270 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 983 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2058 Tianjin China174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Shiraz Iran172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Delhi India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: 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: 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: 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 readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNauru: 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

● Bulgaria about three times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 995 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 848 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,985 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 12,647 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence19% 10,639 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,203 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,445 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,899 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,408 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,022 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 killed17,382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests6,802 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,545 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations1,046 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions815 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill51 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 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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