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What the world's news said happened to people.
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38,495 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 Juba (South Sudan), violence in Bamenda and the hypothermia in Romania. South Sudan's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 81 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

241 of its 272 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Juba accounted for 159 of South Sudan's 241 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 157 of Juba's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cameroon

178 of its 219 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bamenda accounted for 117 of Cameroon's 178 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Romania

163 of its 554 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Hypothermia was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

247 of its 331 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Rabat accounted for 185 of Morocco's 247 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories).

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

Mali

135 of its 158 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Menaka accounted for 122 of Mali's 135 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

229 of its 255 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Tripoli accounted for 219 of Libya's 229 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

12 of Kassala's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Chikungunya was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

92 of its 113 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tirana accounted for 92 of Albania's 92 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

250 of its 492 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Finland

92 of its 209 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Barbados (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,495 stories about harm among 210,966 counted on 26 Sep.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 27 July 2018. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual in Barbados' news. of the day's 210,966 news stories, 18 in every 100 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 →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan89 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1450 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Moscow Russia171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Juba South Sudan157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Columbus US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: 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'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'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 readChina: 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 readCambodia: 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'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● South Sudan about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Cameroon about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Vietnam about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,597 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 8,167 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,497 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 5,495 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,118 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,658 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,241 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 951 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 killed9,722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,555 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Morocco Stories reporting refugees767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations339 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill121 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 much 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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