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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 80 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 73 in 100 of its 1,760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 51 in 100 of its 768 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sweden: 30 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 77 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 36 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Qatar: 26 in 100 of its 545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Portugal: 64 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 43 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 1,883 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 54 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Norway: 46 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 2,740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kyrgyzstan: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 806 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 1,533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Czechia: 32 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 30 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brunei: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 87 in 100 of its 1,360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 87 in 100 of its 1,360 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 73 in 100 of its 1,760 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 77 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly health ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 780 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Portugal 64 in 100 of its 408 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.