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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,991 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 Baghdad, gas explosion in Japan and evacuations in the UK. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 39 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Iraq

43 of its 80 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Baghdad accounted for 24 of Iraq's 43 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

238 of its 771 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Gas explosion was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Greece

90 of its 249 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Storms were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

178 of its 341 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 85 of Ukraine's 178 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

72 of its 187 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Damietta accounted for 49 of Egypt's 72 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

118 of its 343 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

247 of its 725 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in China (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Greece (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Germany (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 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 14,991 stories about harm among 75,284 counted on 30 Jul.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 75,284 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in China's news. In Iraq, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine52 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Chicago US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: 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 warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,688 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,391 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,180 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,851 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 681 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed3,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations430 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Japan Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe

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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