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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,334 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, a disaster in Tripoli and rights and justice in Stockholm. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 50 in 100 of its 329 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

435 of its 550 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 435 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

246 of its 273 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tripoli accounted for 199 of Libya's 246 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

459 of its 867 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 418 of Sweden's 459 stories about harm, carried by 617 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories).

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

Syria

184 of its 225 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 102 of Syria's 184 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

236 of its 254 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 216 of Somalia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

177 of its 522 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

152 of its 336 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Dengue was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and chikungunya.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

42 of Khartoum's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 10 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 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 34,334 stories about harm among 176,481 counted on 25 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 176,481 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 6 times as often as usual. Afghanistan's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. On 25 July 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo89 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Syria82 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 550 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1446 Moscow Russia136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Tunis Tunisia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Jenin Palestine69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: 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 readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: 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 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 readEl 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 435 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Libya about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,322 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,219 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,061 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,172 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 723 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 killed9,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations371 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced233 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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