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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,598 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 news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), violence in Tehran and people affected in Zambia. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostColombia 67 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

247 of its 369 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 158 of Colombia's 247 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. 125 of Bogota's 158 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

329 of its 794 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 288 of Iran's 329 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

44 of its 97 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

54 of its 148 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories).

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

Myanmar

50 of its 63 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 29 of Yangon's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

63 of its 89 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 8 of Port-au-Prince's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Timor-Leste

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 5 of Balide's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

28 of its 49 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 4 of Otuquis' 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

260 of its 321 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Abyan accounted for 132 of Yemen's 260 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

193 of its 464 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 63 of Jakarta's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Uganda (75 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Bolivia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cuba (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 33,598 stories about harm among 170,635 counted on 29 Aug.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Uganda's news. In Colombia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 170,635 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Haiti71 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Syria71 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia67 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Portland US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1427 Bogota Colombia125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 New Delhi India125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLithuania: 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: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Thailand about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 297 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,670 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,218 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health21% 7,032 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,756 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,099 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,001 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 508 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 killed8,667 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,848 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,875 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people injured1,587 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees302 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions262 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Colombia Stories reporting evacuations206 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill106 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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

● Angera little less than 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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