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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,659 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 Baghdad (Iraq), wildfires in Sweden and evacuations in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 82 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 9
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 98 of Iraq's 159 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 85 of Baghdad's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

96 of its 406 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

589 of its 715 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (158 stories). Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

536 of its 918 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

222 of its 232 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Managua accounted for 187 of Nicaragua's 222 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 158 of Managua's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Dakar accounted for 60 of Senegal's 68 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Baraboule accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 49 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

140 of its 193 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

371 of its 1,009 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

73 of its 290 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Hungary (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (68 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Iran (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 36,659 stories about harm among 210,368 counted on 19 Jul.

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Of the day's 210,368 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 19 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua96 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 715 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 9 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso82 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Moscow Russia275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 973 Managua Nicaragua158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 London UK89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'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'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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Eritrea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Montenegro about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,021 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,756 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,461 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,375 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,974 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,282 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 865 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 killed8,970 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,891 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,398 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees479 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced329 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions245 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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