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What the world's news said happened to people.
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38,411 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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Evacuations in Kashmir, illness in Phnom Penh and protests in Managua (Nicaragua) drew the news. Cambodia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 41 in 100 of its 261 stories, usually 5
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

184 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cambodia

67 of its 115 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Phnom Penh accounted for 53 of Cambodia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 34 of Nicaragua's 50 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 28 of Managua's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

107 of its 261 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Storms were named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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

Russia

542 of its 1,953 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (296 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

114 of its 203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Manama's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

166 of its 506 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Pyongyang accounted for 159 of North Korea's 166 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

110 of its 127 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Liberia

33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 25 of Monrovia's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Finland

73 of its 188 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Rwanda (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Madagascar (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sudan (26 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 25 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 38,411 stories about harm among 203,135 counted on 25 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 August 2018. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Croatia's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,135 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Sudan81 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar73 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US764 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1609 Dallas US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Fresno US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Phoenix US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Moscow Russia155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer 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'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Congo about three times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 327 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Cambodia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,445 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health24% 9,190 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,140 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 4,768 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,031 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,389 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 971 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 824 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 killed8,989 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,656 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations534 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Croatia Stories reporting abductions508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced358 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill97 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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