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What the world's news said happened to people.
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12,025 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 landslides in Germany, violence in Baghdad and the drought in Iran. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 69 in 100 of its 497 stories, usually 25
RegionEurope 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

342 of its 497 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Ahrweiler accounted for 206 of Germany's 342 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Landslides were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Ahrweiler stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

44 of its 62 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 44 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

62 of its 115 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Belgium

66 of its 88 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

46 of its 72 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 214 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

66 of its 123 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 66 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

80 of its 226 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Syria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 12,025 stories about harm among 46,265 counted on 17 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 30 May 2021. of the day's 46,265 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US. It was the third day running that the news turned to Germany. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belgium75 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq71 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Germany69 in 100 of its 497 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Havana Cuba42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Portland US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Paris France27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Kwazulu South Africa26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little warmer than 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'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

● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 5,310 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,264 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,002 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence8% 997 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 499 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 254 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 213 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 killed3,434 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people affected1,198 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations276 at about three times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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