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62,791 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 la Paz (Bolivia), a disaster in Amatrice and people injured in Nepal drew the news. Bolivia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 93 in 100 of its 812 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Bolivia

752 of its 812 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. la Paz accounted for 669 of Bolivia's 752 stories about harm, carried by 558 outlets. 665 of la Paz's 669 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (681 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

2,476 of its 3,632 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Amatrice accounted for 1,842 of Italy's 2,476 stories about harm, carried by 1,129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (1,124 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

265 of its 396 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (149 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

342 of its 388 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 282 of Somalia's 342 stories about harm, carried by 281 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Sierra Leone

53 of its 80 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 33 of Freetown's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). 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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Displacement

Hungary

165 of its 362 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 138 of Hungary's 165 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories).

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. San Salvador accounted for 45 of el Salvador's 49 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

59 of its 83 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,775 of its 2,318 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

683 of its 1,277 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 306 of Herzliya's 358 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Haiti (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (143 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (46 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 26 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 62,791 stories about harm among 279,923 counted on 26 Aug.

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Bolivia stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 279,923 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia93 in 100 of its 812 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Somalia88 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 676 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,961 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye77 in 100 of its 2,318 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US853 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3185 La Paz Bolivia665 stories about protests or strikes, of its 669 Villeneuve-Loubet France473 stories about protests or strikes, of its 813 Delhi India415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 909 Harare Zimbabwe320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'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 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBurundi: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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'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: 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'sTurks & 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Bolivia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 752 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 1,775 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 20,054 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 12,467 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 11,299 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,870 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,252 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,919 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,476 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,291 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 killed20,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,465 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Hungary and the US Stories reporting people displaced658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations402 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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