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53,183 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 the drought in North Korea, protests in Suva (Fiji) and arrests in Mozambique. Mozambique's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 52 in 100 of its 1,140 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 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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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

592 of its 1,140 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 374 of North Korea's 592 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Drought was named in 146 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Fiji

77 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 of Suva's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

161 of its 295 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 125 of Nepal's 161 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories).

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

North Macedonia

81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Skopje accounted for 77 of North Macedonia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

422 of its 648 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 364 of Bangladesh's 422 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

60 of its 228 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Santiago's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,957 of its 2,419 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,324 of Syria's 1,957 stories about harm, carried by 913 outlets. 826 of Aleppo's 1,324 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

184 of its 317 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

611 of its 2,129 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Puerto Rico (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Maldives (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Thailand (35 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 12 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 53,183 stories about harm among 245,434 counted on 12 Sep.

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People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 245,434 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. North Korea stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 2,419 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye77 in 100 of its 1,226 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Niger76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia74 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria826 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1324 Washington US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2776 Chappaqua US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1456 Bengaluru India252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 648 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 12,984 stories · about as usual Health24% 12,708 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice23% 12,000 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,053 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,105 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,441 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,006 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 964 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 killed16,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,864 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees679 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions614 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill570 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations280 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Libya 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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