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52,351 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 violence in Bangkok, illness in Bangui and protests in Lusaka (Zambia). the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostThailand 82 in 100 of its 2,559 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

2,090 of its 2,559 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bangkok accounted for 1,173 of Thailand's 2,090 stories about harm, carried by 813 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,841 stories). Gas explosion was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Health

Central African Republic

78 of its 93 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bangui accounted for 58 of the Central African Republic's 78 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Cholera was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Protests & strikes

Zambia

69 of its 235 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 28 of Lusaka's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Yemen

231 of its 291 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 176 of Yemen's 231 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

164 of its 224 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sirte accounted for 108 of Libya's 164 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

747 of its 1,555 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Tanzania

94 of its 243 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

14 of its 45 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Tirana's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Romania

78 of its 289 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Nigeria (329 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Myanmar (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Libya (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 52,351 stories about harm among 261,942 counted on 12 Aug.

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Thailand's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 261,942 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

New Caledonia95 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi90 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Thailand82 in 100 of its 2,559 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan466 stories about protests or strikes, of its 703 Jerusalem Israel250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Aleppo Syria204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Bismarck US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1851

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 92 stories, carried by 91 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 98 stories, carried by 69 outletsKumasi, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 28 stories, carried by 14 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsPerdido Key, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 29 outletsWest Virginia, US -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 63 outletsTownsville, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPuerto Ordaz, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 27 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 92 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 98 stories ● Kumasi Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 28 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Perdido Key US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 13,821 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence25% 12,676 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,335 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,880 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,144 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,820 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,353 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,329 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 killed15,478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting arrests6,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees811 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Australia Stories reporting abductions688 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Syria Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations434 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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