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What the world's news said happened to people.
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32,637 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 protests in Jerusalem (Israel), arrests in Azerbaijan and people killed in Mongolia. Mongolia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 63 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 49 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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

Israel

267 of its 566 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 141 of Israel's 267 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 82 of Jerusalem's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

53 of its 109 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mongolia

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Belarus

48 of its 108 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Minsk accounted for 42 of Belarus' 48 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 33 of Minsk's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

Bamako accounted for 21 of Mali's 36 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 13 of Bamako's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

32 of its 66 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

North Macedonia

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

Palestine

52 of its 84 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 52 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 3 of la Casita's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in North Macedonia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Belgium (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 32,637 stories about harm among 112,503 counted on 15 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. 29 in every 100 of the day's 112,503 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 31. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. North Macedonia's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. On 16 July 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mali64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Bristol UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Louisville US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Manhattan US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNamibia: 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: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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 readLiechtenstein: 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 angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mongolia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health63% 20,549 stories · much more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice17% 5,380 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,456 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,694 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,082 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 629 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 364 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 219 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 killed8,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and China Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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