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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,617 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 Baghdad (Iraq), deaths in Yirol and violence in Akum drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 89 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

320 of its 391 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 219 of Iraq's 320 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. 207 of Baghdad's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (273 stories). Power cuts were named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Sudan

346 of its 362 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yirol accounted for 266 of South Sudan's 346 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (293 stories). Plane crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Yirol stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

131 of its 173 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Akum accounted for 128 of Cameroon's 131 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Akum stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

418 of its 1,093 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Türkiye

159 of its 320 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 73 of Izmir's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

245 of its 471 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 178 of Cairo's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

328 of its 396 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 256 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

709 of its 1,593 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 491 of Moscow's 595 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (261 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

293 of its 611 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

243 of its 591 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (96 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Guam (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in US (2002 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Sep. 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 24,617 stories about harm among 109,863 counted on 9 Sep.

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Iraq's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 109,863 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 9 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 22 today. Iraq's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%. This week the news turned most often to South Sudan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan96 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 66 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bermuda89 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Baghdad Iraq207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Cairo Egypt178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Chemnitz Germany154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Jerusalem Israel119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: 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 warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 503 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 290 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,384 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,716 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence21% 5,029 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 3,956 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,422 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 591 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 518 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 killed7,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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