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35,489 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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Protests in Nouakchott (Mauritania), plane crash in Pakistan and rights and justice in Dar es Salaam drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Brazil and Germany → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 69 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

49 of its 59 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nouakchott accounted for 41 of Mauritania's 49 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 31 of Nouakchott's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mauritania over 30 days → its stories → Nouakchott stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

880 of its 1,525 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (525 stories). Plane crash was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

412 of its 913 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 218 of Amazonas' 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

250 of its 286 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 158 of Sudan's 250 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

114 of its 239 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 100 of Lebanon's 114 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 84 of Beirut's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Palestine

368 of its 622 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (101 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

71 of its 150 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 46 of Rabat's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

107 of its 121 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Bangladesh (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in El Salvador (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Netherlands (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (204 of its stories, about 9 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 30 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 35,489 stories about harm among 169,824 counted on 30 Jul.

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Mauritania stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 169,824 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Brazil and Germany. A year earlier, on 30 July 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan87 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Mauritania83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 633 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda73 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jamestown US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Washington US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1718 Amazonas Brazil218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Moscow Russia216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuatemala: 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'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'sEgypt: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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 readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 three times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 518 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Samoa about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,415 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,093 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,905 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,758 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,124 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 701 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 648 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 killed11,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected3,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions733 at about three times the usual rate · most about Brazil and Germany Stories reporting refugees419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations156 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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