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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,244 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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Plane crash in Sweden, landslides in Nepal and protests in Kismayo (Somalia) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 68 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 16
RegionNorth America 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

130 of its 192 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Storsandskar accounted for 112 of Sweden's 130 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Storsandskar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

255 of its 313 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 191 of Nepal's 255 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Landslides were named in 227 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

209 of its 239 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kismayo accounted for 172 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 99 of Kismayo's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Health

Spain

174 of its 541 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

305 of its 432 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Maluku accounted for 146 of Indonesia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (195 stories). Tsunami was named in 259 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

122 of its 143 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khartoum accounted for 98 of Sudan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 96 of Khartoum's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Storms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

10,492 of its 27,801 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (727 stories). Hurricane was named in 2,183 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts, tropical storm and storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

499 of its 1,882 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tsunami was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (259 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Azerbaijan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Australia (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (2183 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 22,244 stories about harm among 83,746 counted on 14 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 15 September 2018. Sweden stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 83,746 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Somalia87 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan85 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Nepal81 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Tacoma US374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Beijing China116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 255 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,823 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents30% 6,541 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health13% 2,810 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,134 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Shelter & services7% 1,634 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,098 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 483 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 332 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 killed5,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,160 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations849 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and India Stories reporting abductions155 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmtha little less than 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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