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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,877 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 evacuations in New Zealand, people injured in Yemen and people affected in Azerbaijan. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 44 in 100 of its 603 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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 →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

26 of its 69 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tunisia

41 of its 67 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 29 of Tunisia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

US

8,054 of its 19,923 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (423 stories). Flooding was named in 1,150 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, tropical storm and storm surge.

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Health

Romania

35 of its 130 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Ghana

131 of its 429 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

44 of its 71 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 24 of Syria's 44 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 1,752 of Afghanistan's 2,105 stories about harm, carried by 1,445 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Algeria (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Lebanon (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Romania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (1150 of its stories, about three times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 34 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Aug. 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 22,877 stories about harm among 70,776 counted on 30 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 70,776 stories, above the usual 25. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. In North Korea's news, mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual. New Zealand stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 2,846 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti73 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1752 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Haryana India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 New Orleans US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 995

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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,105 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 11,365 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,583 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice11% 2,560 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 2,548 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 1,262 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 576 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 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 killed5,516 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected2,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,024 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US

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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