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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,716 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 rights and justice in Zagreb, illness in Monrovia and protests in San Salvador (El Salvador). Croatia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination 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 mostCroatia 68 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Croatia

88 of its 129 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Zagreb accounted for 85 of Croatia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Liberia

70 of its 127 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Monrovia accounted for 61 of Liberia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Ebola was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

347 of its 690 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bangkok accounted for 314 of Thailand's 347 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories).

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

Palestine

371 of its 844 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 79 of Kafr Qaddum's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

46 of its 62 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Freetown accounted for 40 of Sierra Leone's 46 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

239 of its 252 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 139 of Yemen's 239 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 7 of Algiers' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

35 of its 100 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 5 of Silistra's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

Samoa

15 of its 57 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Madagascar (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (136 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (11 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 2 Aug. 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 34,716 stories about harm among 166,066 counted on 2 Aug.

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Croatia stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 166,066 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Liberia's news mentioned Ebola about 5 times as often as usual. On 2 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen95 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo89 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Greenland86 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan78 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda77 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Staten Island US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1502 San Francisco US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Jerusalem Israel143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGrenada: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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 readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,670 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,056 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,248 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 4,799 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,551 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,160 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 900 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 766 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 killed8,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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