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41,549 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 day's news pointed at a disaster in Athens, protests in Managua (Nicaragua) and illness in Amsterdam. Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostLaos 96 in 100 of its 745 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

2,073 of its 2,407 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 1,839 of Greece's 2,073 stories about harm, carried by 1,402 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (750 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

242 of its 262 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Managua accounted for 205 of Nicaragua's 242 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 180 of Managua's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Health

Netherlands

295 of its 596 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Amsterdam accounted for 258 of the Netherlands' 295 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (78 stories). Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hepatitis.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

81 of its 124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Laos

718 of its 745 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Xepian accounted for 303 of Laos' 718 stories about harm, carried by 541 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (707 stories). Accidents were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Liberia

141 of its 217 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (105 stories). Meningitis was named in 81 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.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

101 of its 144 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 29 of Port-au-Prince's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 77 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.

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Health

South Sudan

118 of its 141 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Rumbek accounted for 86 of South Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

741 of its 1,769 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 147 of Islamabad's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Congo

182 of its 205 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Haiti (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Liberia (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in China (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Venezuela (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 24 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 41,549 stories about harm among 209,172 counted on 24 Jul.

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Greece's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 209,172 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Greece.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Laos96 in 100 of its 745 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador92 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo89 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Greece86 in 100 of its 2,407 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Oakland US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 Managua Nicaragua180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1145 Islamabad Pakistan147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer 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'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Algeria few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 10,232 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents25% 10,210 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health22% 8,846 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 6,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,731 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,632 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 971 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 958 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 killed13,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,450 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting arrests5,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,558 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees440 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 harsher than 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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