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34,047 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 protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), gas explosion in Thailand and illness in Curtea. Romania's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 72 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,424 of its 2,464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Islamabad accounted for 949 of Pakistan's 1,424 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. 637 of Islamabad's 949 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (710 stories). Earthquake was named in 488 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

835 of its 1,205 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bangkok accounted for 447 of Thailand's 835 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (753 stories). Gas explosion was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Romania

233 of its 330 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Curtea accounted for 190 of Romania's 233 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Curtea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

516 of its 712 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Cuba

330 of its 714 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 252 of Cuba's 330 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

266 of its 321 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 223 of Yemen's 266 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

186 of its 447 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 68 of Cairo's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

11 of its 19 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of la Paz's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Albania

11 of its 30 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Tirana's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Philippines

328 of its 923 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Nigeria (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Mexico (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Lesotho (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (59 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Taiwan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 34,047 stories about harm among 154,555 counted on 13 Aug.

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In Pakistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 154,555 stories, as usual. Pakistan's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 1,199 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico73 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Switzerland72 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan637 stories about protests or strikes, of its 949 Manbij Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Delhi India171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Jerusalem Israel160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 London UK123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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 readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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 readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Romania about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 549 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 936 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,227 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,363 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,003 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,574 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,053 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,013 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 713 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 533 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 killed11,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees456 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Switzerland and Germany Stories reporting evacuations245 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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