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53,446 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 protests in Aleppo (Syria), violence in Hajja and evacuations in the Philippines. the Philippines' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 73 in 100 of its 676 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 985 of Syria's 1,539 stories about harm, carried by 763 outlets. 511 of Aleppo's 985 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Meningitis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

228 of its 259 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Hajja accounted for 127 of Yemen's 228 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hajja stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

799 of its 2,169 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Hepatitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Haiti

491 of its 676 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (324 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mauritania

79 of its 89 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Nouakchott accounted for 57 of Mauritania's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 57 of Nouakchott's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mali

115 of its 134 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Bamako accounted for 74 of Mali's 115 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 60 of Bamako's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

61 of its 115 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 27 of Koinadugu's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

97 of its 114 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 21 of Brazzaville's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

341 of its 717 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (275 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

952 of its 2,802 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (16 of its stories, about 6 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 19 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 53,446 stories about harm among 263,081 counted on 19 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 263,081 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Bermuda's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 9 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mauritania89 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen88 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Haiti73 in 100 of its 676 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US748 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2770 Islamabad Pakistan634 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Aleppo Syria511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 985 Baton Rouge US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1453 Moscow Russia182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 readSouth 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'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'sBrunei: 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: 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'sAustria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: 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 grief-stricken 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 696 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,201 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,310 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,926 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 9,833 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,326 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,568 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,531 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,016 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 killed16,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,675 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions760 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the UK Stories reporting evacuations741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill369 at about three 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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