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58,090 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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Protests in Koinadugu (Sierra Leone), people affected in Puerto Rico and people injured in Türkiye drew the news. Türkiye'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 aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 59 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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

Sierra Leone

112 of its 220 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 51 of Koinadugu's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Koinadugu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

316 of its 470 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (137 stories). Heatstroke was named in 165 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,907 of its 2,535 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,229 stories). Flu was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

155 of its 409 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,250 of Syria's 1,926 stories about harm, carried by 1,126 outlets. 749 of Aleppo's 1,250 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (291 stories). Building collapse was named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

250 of its 874 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

151 of its 320 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 136 of Chile's 151 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

135 of its 236 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 117 of Rwanda's 135 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Congo

86 of its 99 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Lebanon

173 of its 344 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 143 of Lebanon's 173 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (116 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Chile (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (287 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Cape Verde (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Venezuela (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 58,090 stories about harm among 279,257 counted on 18 Aug.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 279,257 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Sierra Leone's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Yemen84 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 2,517 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye75 in 100 of its 2,535 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria749 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1250 Islamabad Pakistan617 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Delhi India462 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1316 Washington US257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1793 Saidnaya Syria200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: 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 readFiji: 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 readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than 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'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 416 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 594 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 321 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,740 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 12,578 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 10,725 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 10,671 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,637 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,771 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,580 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,398 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 killed18,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,523 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting evacuations1,265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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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