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60,621 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 protests in Conakry (Guinea), people killed in Congo and refugees in Yemen. Guinea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 77 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 21
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Guinea

62 of its 81 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Conakry accounted for 59 of Guinea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 59 of Conakry's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Ebola was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Health

Congo

220 of its 240 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Chikungunya was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

746 of its 824 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Measles was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

644 of its 1,377 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (476 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Peru

347 of its 516 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 125 of Lima's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Landslides were named in 105 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

350 of its 639 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Vienna accounted for 229 of Austria's 350 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

180 of its 351 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 95 of Lusaka's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,777 of its 3,042 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 533 of Islamabad's 1,018 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

108 of its 204 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Road crashes were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kinshasa accounted for 49 of the DR Congo's 70 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Peru (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ethiopia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (21 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 16 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 60,621 stories about harm among 273,895 counted on 16 Aug.

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In Guinea, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 273,895 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Yemen91 in 100 of its 824 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo85 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Syria79 in 100 of its 1,266 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea77 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India844 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1232 Islamabad Pakistan533 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1018 Washington US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2207 Milwaukee US364 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Chicago US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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 readTanzania: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: 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

● Austria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Guinea about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Zambia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 16,045 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 15,257 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,407 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 10,275 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,003 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,684 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,577 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,319 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 killed19,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations469 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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
● Griefa little less than 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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