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What the world's news said happened to people.
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46,747 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 Beirut, people killed in Germany and people affected in Peru. Germany's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 57 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Lebanon

293 of its 376 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Beirut accounted for 174 of Lebanon's 293 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

678 of its 1,614 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (504 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

51 of its 116 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

23 of its 71 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

427 of its 519 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 210 of Iraq's 427 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

78 of its 94 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

436 of its 669 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

188 of its 460 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 153 of Indonesia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

14 of Yangon's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

69 of Mecca's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Armenia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Kenya (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Israel (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 30 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 46,747 stories about harm among 168,533 counted on 28 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 168,533 stories, above the usual 24. Mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual in Armenia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan83 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon78 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US516 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676 Charlottesville US506 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1547 Houston US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 9203 Haryana India185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiue: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as 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'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAruba: coverage a little warmer 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

● Germany about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 678 stories about harm ● Finland about three times as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as fearful as the world's · 322 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents39% 18,143 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice23% 10,383 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence14% 6,395 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Health13% 6,031 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,111 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,152 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 460 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 killed14,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,014 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,792 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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