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67,883 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 Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in Amatrice and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 72 in 100 of its 4,753 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

999 of its 1,373 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 518 of Colombia's 999 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. 328 of Bogota's 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

3,403 of its 4,753 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amatrice accounted for 2,194 of Italy's 3,403 stories about harm, carried by 1,623 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,293 of its 1,469 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 1,148 of Afghanistan's 1,293 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (458 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

193 of its 976 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

406 of its 507 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Chauk accounted for 265 of Myanmar's 406 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (372 stories). Building collapse was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

126 of its 260 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Plane crash was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,265 of its 3,175 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Drought was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

257 of its 348 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 185 of Somalia's 257 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

276 of its 452 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 73 of Pulwama's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

188 of its 293 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 18 of Phnom Penh's 31 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Romania (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Mexico (139 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Myanmar (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (93 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 25 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 67,883 stories about harm among 308,194 counted on 25 Aug.

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In Romania's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 308,194 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. Colombia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,469 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 2,171 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India707 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1085 Washington US633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2852 Karachi Pakistan622 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Bogota Colombia328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Dallas US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 readUganda: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSão 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 grief-stricken 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

● Singapore about three times as warm as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 1,293 stories about harm ● Guinea few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 999 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 18,036 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 14,434 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 13,235 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 12,788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,843 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,089 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 killed22,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations673 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees612 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much 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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