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What the world's news said happened to people.
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16,052 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 violence in Kabul, illness in Kaesong and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

126 of its 158 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 79 of Afghanistan's 126 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

South Korea

116 of its 225 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kaesong accounted for 54 of South Korea's 116 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Spain

253 of its 634 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

India

1,453 of its 3,504 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera and hepatitis.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 20 of Sudan's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

77 of its 169 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hurricane in US (523 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 16,052 stories about harm among 49,159 counted on 26 Jul.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 49,159 stories, above the usual 31. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. In North Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 27 July 2019, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 33 today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea66 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Kashmir63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Chicago US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Texas US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Seattle US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sAustria: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTanzania: 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'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 8,816 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice18% 2,859 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,831 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence7% 1,123 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 742 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 240 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 169 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 149 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 killed4,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,343 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,066 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees170 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting evacuations115 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions82 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan

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 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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