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37,683 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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Deaths in Algiers, storms in Greece and rights and justice in Brital drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 71 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

92 of its 129 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Algiers accounted for 85 of Algeria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

365 of its 761 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Athens accounted for 313 of Greece's 365 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Storms were named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Canada

2,595 of its 6,382 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,305 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

252 of its 325 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Erbil accounted for 131 of Iraq's 252 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sweden

130 of its 346 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

52 of its 88 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with meningitis.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

213 of its 501 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

36 of its 73 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: rabies in China (335 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Vietnam (79 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Sweden (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in Japan (127 of its stories, about 10 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 23 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 37,683 stories about harm among 187,192 counted on 23 Jul.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 187,192 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Algeria stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 23 July 2017, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Somalia78 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 538 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Tehran Iran200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 839 Silver Lake US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 732 Wild Horse US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Algeria about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as warm as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,510 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 8,234 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 7,647 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 6,898 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,787 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,242 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,129 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 643 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 killed12,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,710 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting arrests4,355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,080 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions940 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees445 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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