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36,257 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 Santiago (Chile), building collapse in Bangladesh and violence in Baghdad. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 84 in 100 of its 386 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Chile

166 of its 271 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Santiago accounted for 145 of Chile's 166 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 137 of Santiago's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

992 of its 1,256 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 914 of Bangladesh's 992 stories about harm, carried by 714 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (754 stories). Building collapse was named in 170 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

652 of its 810 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 378 of Iraq's 652 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

142 of its 178 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

163 of its 257 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 46 of Anantnag's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Road crashes were 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

173 of its 786 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 88 of Madrid's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

324 of its 386 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

74 of its 79 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Montevideo accounted for 73 of Uruguay's 74 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 73 of Montevideo's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

113 of its 299 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gabon

57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 37 of Libreville's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in United Arab Emirates (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Spain (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 Sep. 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 36,257 stories about harm among 154,649 counted on 10 Sep.

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Chile stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 154,649 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay94 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania84 in 100 of its 386 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria82 in 100 of its 2,383 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 810 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2088 Aleppo Syria275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1467 Santiago Chile137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Mecca Saudi Arabia114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Lake Oahe US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

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'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: 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'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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: 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'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Tanzania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 557 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 652 stories about harm ● Taiwan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,946 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 10,409 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice28% 9,922 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,847 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,971 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,019 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,281 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 489 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 killed12,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,082 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people affected3,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced712 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Palestine Stories reporting refugees585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations221 at about half the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 harsher 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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