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46,263 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 a disaster in Lisbon, protests in Kigali (Rwanda) and violence in South Ossetia. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 64 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Portugal

261 of its 408 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lisbon accounted for 235 of Portugal's 261 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (220 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

232 of its 303 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kigali accounted for 204 of Rwanda's 232 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 148 of Kigali's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (151 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

1,178 of its 1,360 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 539 of Afghanistan's 1,178 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. 322 of Kabul's 539 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

395 of its 768 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 238 of Bangkok's 272 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (226 stories). Tropical storm was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

97 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Chimbu's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

21 of its 48 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 of Conakry's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

157 of its 504 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 23 of Hanoi's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

198 of its 462 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Yemen (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Chile (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in France (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Iran (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Thailand (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 46,263 stories about harm among 224,746 counted on 2 Aug.

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In Portugal, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 August 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,746 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,360 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Rwanda77 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela73 in 100 of its 1,760 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 886 Kabul Afghanistan322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Bangkok Thailand238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Jerusalem Israel236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Manhattan US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSpain: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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'sDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFalkland Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzechia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 1,178 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Portugal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 157 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,006 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 9,424 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,129 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,829 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,455 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,393 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,359 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 killed13,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,825 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced487 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations446 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions442 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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