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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,120 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 day's news pointed at violence in Port-au-Prince, the earthquake in the United Arab Emirates and evacuations in Nigeria. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 68 in 100 of its 705 stories, usually 51
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

478 of its 705 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 271 of Haiti's 478 stories about harm, carried by 646 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

123 of its 345 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dubai accounted for 116 of the United Arab Emirates' 123 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

72 of its 125 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 42 of Iraq's 72 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Armenia

25 of its 80 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Ireland

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

5 of Rosendal's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

9 of Madrid's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in US (601 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,120 stories about harm among 90,106 counted on 8 Jul.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 90,106 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Nigeria. A year earlier, on 8 July 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Haiti, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti68 in 100 of its 705 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice North Korea62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Kashmir58 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666 Port-au-Prince Haiti81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Bedminster US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzech 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'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'sChad: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: 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 three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier 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'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as 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 about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 478 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 9,004 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,832 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,036 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 1,900 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 484 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 249 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 killed5,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions278 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 about as 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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