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19,455 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 illness in Central Equatoria, the earthquake in Greece and people affected in Vatican City. Vatican City's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Sudan 98 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 53
RegionEast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Health

South Sudan

116 of its 118 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Central Equatoria accounted for 111 of South Sudan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (110 stories). Ebola was named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Central Equatoria stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

135 of its 349 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 118 of Greece's 135 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Earthquake was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Vatican City

41 of its 61 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Japan

372 of its 896 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Poisoning was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

35 of its 48 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Skopje accounted for 27 of North Macedonia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

192 of its 332 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Flooding was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

113 of its 136 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

144 of its 346 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

173 of its 486 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Japan (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Thailand (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (32 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 19,455 stories about harm among 93,123 counted on 20 Jul.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 93,123 stories, as usual. South Sudan's news was 98% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. On 20 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan98 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Iraq83 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Congo80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Hong Kong80 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 991 Mauna Kea US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Moscow Russia82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Fort Sill US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than 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 fearful as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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

● Vatican City few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 393 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,106 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,748 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,290 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,939 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,332 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 856 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 327 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 killed5,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,695 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and India Stories reporting evacuations132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of 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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