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What the world's news said happened to people.
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10,233 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 Moscow, a disaster in Narathiwat and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 62 in 100 of its 577 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Russia

313 of its 789 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 225 of Russia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 637 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (124 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

76 of its 142 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Narathiwat accounted for 53 of Thailand's 76 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

45 of its 73 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ein el-Hilweh accounted for 26 of Lebanon's 45 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

360 of its 577 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

21 of its 52 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

61 of its 109 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (81 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 10,233 stories about harm among 53,121 counted on 30 Jul.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about three times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 53,121 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. Russia stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti71 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan62 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manipur India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Niamey Niger47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Hollywood US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Dhaka Bangladesh29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Washington US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● France few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,529 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,174 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 2,073 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,608 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 436 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 207 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 killed2,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,166 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting arrests847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations204 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting abductions158 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 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 much harsher 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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