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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

how these are picked →
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

usually 22; 21 the day before
26 in 10020 in 1005 Jul12 Jul19 Jul26 Jul3 Aug5 Jul: 20 in 1006 Jul: 21 in 1007 Jul: 22 in 1008 Jul: 24 in 1009 Jul: 25 in 10010 Jul: 21 in 10011 Jul: 22 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 21 in 10014 Jul: 22 in 10015 Jul: 26 in 10016 Jul: 25 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 21 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 22 in 10022 Jul: 24 in 10023 Jul: 25 in 10024 Jul: 23 in 10025 Jul: 21 in 10026 Jul: 21 in 10027 Jul: 20 in 10028 Jul: 21 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 24 in 10031 Jul: 21 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: no storiesGuatemala: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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: no storiesAksai 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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 lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 60 in 100 of its 1,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Portugal: 52 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 1,298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Netherlands: 29 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritania: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 82 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Madagascar: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 912 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 36 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 1,297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 58 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Czechia: 28 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Côte d’Ivoire: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 30 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 401 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 36 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 40 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 76 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Maldives: 74 in 100 of its 42 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

● Syria 76 in 100 of its 798 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 82 in 100 of its 244 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 995 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 675 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 60 in 100 of its 1,133 stories · mostly food & livelihood

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

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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