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What the world's news said happened to people.
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55,868 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 violence in Kiev, protests in Aleppo (Syria) and the hurricane in Taiwan. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 52 in 100 of its 357 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

257 of its 492 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 119 of Ukraine's 257 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 866 of Syria's 2,241 stories about harm, carried by 568 outlets. 543 of Aleppo's 866 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

145 of its 420 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Hurricane was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tropical storm, storm surge and landslides.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

165 of its 387 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

France

Paris accounted for 724 of France's 1,012 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Food poisoning was named in 202 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

185 of its 357 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 44 of Havana's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

72 of its 170 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

167 of its 322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

224 of its 614 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Danube accounted for 204 of Romania's 224 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

299 of its 879 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: accidents in Libya (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in France (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in India (388 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Singapore (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 Sep. 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 55,868 stories about harm among 276,678 counted on 13 Sep.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. In Ukraine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,678 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,990 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 429 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US642 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3145 Aleppo Syria543 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Bengaluru India321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Morton County US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Harney County US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Qatar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 541 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,058 stories · about as usual Health24% 13,357 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 10,879 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,908 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,855 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,372 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 killed13,724 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected7,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,650 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill650 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced515 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions393 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations345 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya

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.

● 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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