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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,065 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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Illness in Giewont, deaths in Algiers and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPoland 72 in 100 of its 436 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Poland

314 of its 436 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Giewont accounted for 247 of Poland's 314 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Giewont stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

64 of its 116 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 58 of Algeria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

178 of its 254 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 139 of Iraq's 178 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

185 of its 418 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 41 of Jakarta's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Palestine

440 of its 863 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ramallah accounted for 288 of Palestine's 440 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

192 of its 504 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 93 of Harare's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

963 of its 1,796 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

180 of its 363 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

705 of its 1,219 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 438 of Israel's 705 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

99 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 20 of Sonawar's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Switzerland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Taiwan (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Mexico (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,065 stories about harm among 158,850 counted on 23 Aug.

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Poland stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 158,850 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Switzerland's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. It was the second day running that the news turned to Poland.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Poland72 in 100 of its 436 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Iraq70 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Shenzhen China167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1069 Moscow Russia124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,177 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Health24% 7,657 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,435 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,324 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,436 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,059 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 762 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 667 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 killed9,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting refugees405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations362 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced163 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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