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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10024 Jun1 Jul8 Jul15 Jul23 Jul24 Jun: 24 in 10025 Jun: 22 in 10026 Jun: 21 in 10027 Jun: 21 in 10028 Jun: 20 in 10029 Jun: 22 in 10030 Jun: 22 in 1001 Jul: 23 in 1002 Jul: 21 in 1003 Jul: 21 in 1004 Jul: 22 in 1005 Jul: 21 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 23 in 1008 Jul: 23 in 1009 Jul: 20 in 10010 Jul: 19 in 10011 Jul: 19 in 10012 Jul: 19 in 10013 Jul: 21 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 21 in 10016 Jul: 17 in 10017 Jul: 18 in 10018 Jul: 16 in 10019 Jul: 17 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 19 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 70 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)U.S. Virgin Islands: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guam: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 42 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 77 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 38 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 1,091 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 83 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 29 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 59 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 59 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 63 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kyrgyzstan: 48 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 26 in 100 of its 1,967 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 1,542 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 906 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 78 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 3,188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 30 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Grenada: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 48 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 49 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Canada: 41 in 100 of its 6,382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 32 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 78 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 71 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 77 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 906 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 906 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 906 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 77 in 100 of its 538 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 78 in 100 of its 325 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 78 in 100 of its 231 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 838 stories · mostly displacement ● Nicaragua 83 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Algeria 71 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.