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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,276 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 news turned to wildfires in Croatia, illness in Kivu and people displaced in the Philippines. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 83 in 100 of its 259 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

70 of its 107 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Novalja accounted for 39 of Croatia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Wildfires were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Novalja stories →
Health

Rwanda

81 of its 128 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kivu accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 81 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

381 of its 951 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, landslides and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Nepal

111 of its 171 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 64 of Nepal's 111 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

301 of its 575 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

131 of its 268 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 27 of Beirut's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Chile

30 of its 100 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 8 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Health

Congo

92 of its 112 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

2,055 of its 7,667 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Building collapse was named in 367 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, earthquake and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in India (367 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Palestine (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Singapore (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Sudan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iran (39 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 36,276 stories about harm among 173,331 counted on 16 Jul.

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Croatia's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 8%. of the day's 173,331 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Croatia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. On 16 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico83 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Congo82 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Libya75 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Staten Island US573 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1012 Washington US485 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3238 Mauna Kea US381 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Jerusalem Israel153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Ramallah Palestine89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mali few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Croatia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 13,463 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Health21% 7,366 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,298 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 3,432 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,036 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,287 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 994 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 731 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 killed8,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,018 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Congo and the US

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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