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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 21; 20 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1004 Jul11 Jul18 Jul25 Jul2 Aug4 Jul: 20 in 1005 Jul: 21 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 23 in 1008 Jul: 20 in 1009 Jul: 20 in 10010 Jul: 20 in 10011 Jul: 21 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 24 in 10014 Jul: 27 in 10015 Jul: 23 in 10016 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 22 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 19 in 10027 Jul: 22 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 21 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 95 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 58 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 50 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 1,071 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 74 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 886 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 77 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 2,450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 31 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 769 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 756 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 53 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 55 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 1,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 61 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Equatorial Guinea: 92 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 79 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greenland: 86 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 39 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Croatia: 68 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 89 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bulgaria: 35 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 95 in 100 of its 252 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Greenland 86 in 100 of its 225 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 429 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 89 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 77 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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