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What the world's news said happened to people.
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35,906 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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Rights and justice in Tirana, violence in Bogota and plane crash in Paraguay drew the news. Paraguay's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 80 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Rights & justice

Albania

86 of its 107 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tirana accounted for 60 of Albania's 86 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

257 of its 357 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bogota accounted for 160 of Colombia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Paraguay

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

108 of its 216 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 72 of Yerevan's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Greece

637 of its 916 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Athens accounted for 513 of Greece's 637 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Plane crash was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

152 of its 163 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Managua accounted for 130 of Nicaragua's 152 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 114 of Managua's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

826 of its 1,530 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 266 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (387 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

95 of its 182 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 23 of Caracas' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

86 of its 89 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Ambae accounted for 84 of Vanuatu's 86 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

346 of its 723 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (74 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Laos (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Thailand (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Saudi Arabia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 35,906 stories about harm among 197,298 counted on 27 Jul.

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Albania's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 197,298 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of plane crash ran about 7 times their usual in Paraguay's news. A year earlier, on 27 July 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu97 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Albania80 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Mali80 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Laos77 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1409 Chicago US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Gaza Palestine146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Houston US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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 readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readNorfolk 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sParaguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Belarus few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● South Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 826 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,751 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,057 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health20% 6,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,526 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,817 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,391 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 963 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 818 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 killed10,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,594 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees338 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 at about half 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.

● 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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