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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,541 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 Curuguaty (Paraguay), violence in Dakar and rights and justice in Tripoli drew the news. Australia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 90 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 65 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Paraguay

55 of its 65 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Curuguaty accounted for 54 of Paraguay's 55 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 53 of Curuguaty's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories → Curuguaty stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

49 of its 64 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 49 of Senegal's 49 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

141 of its 156 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 141 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 13 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.

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

Tajikistan

336 of its 349 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Dushanbe accounted for 288 of Tajikistan's 336 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

94 of its 113 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Niamey accounted for 77 of Niger's 94 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Ebola was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

93 of its 224 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 3%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

131 of its 138 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sibut accounted for 114 of the Central African Republic's 131 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

79 of its 128 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

122 of its 228 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Niger (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in France (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Germany (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Kyrgyzstan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 39,541 stories about harm among 206,967 counted on 31 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 206,967 stories, as usual. Paraguay's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 31 July 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan96 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Laos95 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya90 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1787 Jerusalem Israel146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 London UK88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Gaza Palestine76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Tehran Iran75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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 readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: 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 angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer 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 warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Tajikistan about three times as angry as the world's · 336 stories about harm ● Croatia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 648 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Algeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,506 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,170 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,121 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,860 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,872 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,526 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,374 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,187 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 killed12,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations1,285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions944 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting refugees885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill129 at about the usual rate

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 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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