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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,866 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 violence in Oslo, protests in Havana (Cuba) and refugees in Nigeria. Norway's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 46 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Norway

64 of its 138 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 34 of Norway's 64 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

219 of its 310 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Havana accounted for 130 of Cuba's 219 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 106 of Havana's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

410 of its 1,005 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 22 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 →
Health

China

700 of its 1,864 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and typhoon.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 11 of Yuen Long's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ecuador

13 of its 25 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

86 of its 196 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 7 of Dar es Salaam's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Iran (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in India (45 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,866 stories about harm among 85,954 counted on 22 Jul.

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Norway stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,954 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba71 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Syria53 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Uganda51 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Rwanda50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 874 Havana Cuba106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 34 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 68 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 33 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 37 in 100 of its 1,038 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 46 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,005 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lithuania: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 71 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 34 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 38 in 100 of its 1,864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 32 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 38 in 100 of its 1,864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Cuba 71 in 100 of its 310 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 53 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 52 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Uganda 51 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly health ● Iran 47 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 9,688 stories · more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice19% 3,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,842 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,333 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 606 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 270 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 killed4,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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