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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,139 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 protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), people displaced in Indonesia and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 63 in 100 of its 724 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Argentina

458 of its 724 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 354 of Argentina's 458 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 342 of Buenos Aires' 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (223 stories). Avalanche was named in 140 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,174 of its 1,567 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (161 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

685 of its 737 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 469 of Yemen's 685 stories about harm, carried by 513 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (572 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Russia

1,039 of its 3,512 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

441 of its 892 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 360 of Zimbabwe's 441 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 249 of Harare's 360 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

82 of its 136 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 73 of Belarus' 82 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 49 of Minsk's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Niger

32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 27 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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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

343 of its 406 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (322 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

635 of its 1,099 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 291 of Riyadh's 347 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

70 of its 92 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 51 of South Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in France (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Niger (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Aug. 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 42,139 stories about harm among 204,358 counted on 9 Aug.

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In France's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 204,358 stories, as usual. Argentina's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 9 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 737 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan82 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia75 in 100 of its 1,567 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Buenos Aires Argentina342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Riyadh Saudi Arabia291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Harare Zimbabwe249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Charlottesville US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 953

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 685 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 343 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,174 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Greece about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,659 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents21% 8,876 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,443 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,539 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 911 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 killed13,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced610 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Syria Stories reporting abductions364 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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