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What the world's news said happened to people.
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35,045 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 day's news pointed at protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), illness in Dhaka and people killed in the Seychelles. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 73 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

304 of its 461 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 184 of Hong Kong's 304 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 172 of Hong Kong Island's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Health

Bangladesh

232 of its 448 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 149 of Bangladesh's 232 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Dengue was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Seychelles

23 of its 39 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Brazil

292 of its 599 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 97 of Maraba's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

181 of its 583 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 70 of Nairobi's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Congo

190 of its 208 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Malaria was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Finland

36 of its 116 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 5 of Helsinki's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

100 of its 142 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kivu accounted for 54 of Rwanda's 100 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

169 of its 349 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (77 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Yemen (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greenland (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Vanuatu (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 35,045 stories about harm among 173,768 counted on 31 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 173,768 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Hong Kong stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. A year earlier, on 31 July 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 82 · mostly health Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 672 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador73 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Sudan72 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US498 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2161 Moscow Russia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Beijing China177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Jerusalem Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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 readTanzania: 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 Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'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'sNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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 readCzech 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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): 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'sVatican City: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than 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 more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 · 533 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,443 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,544 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,139 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 4,930 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,906 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,489 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,182 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 569 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 killed9,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations258 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people displaced226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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