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42,884 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 news turned to a disaster in Lisbon, illness in el Alto and livelihoods in Brasilia. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 76 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much 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

151 of its 288 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lisbon accounted for 143 of Portugal's 151 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Accidents were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Food & livelihood

Brazil

371 of its 928 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brasilia accounted for 291 of Brazil's 371 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (337 stories).

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Brasilia stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

392 of its 912 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Thailand

240 of its 556 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 10 of Conakry's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

140 of its 465 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

134 of its 468 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

89 of its 341 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

52 of its 75 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Thailand (109 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 42,884 stories about harm among 205,896 counted on 3 Aug.

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The news turned to Portugal for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 205,896 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Thailand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Portugal stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 3 August 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali82 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia76 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Syria76 in 100 of its 798 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1770 Herat Afghanistan136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Raqqa Syria131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCuba: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 644 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,596 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,053 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,117 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,973 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,820 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,571 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,510 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,445 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 killed12,322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,923 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,143 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations426 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill34 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 much 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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