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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCheltenham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 41 stories, carried by 36 outletsAnchorage, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsState of Missouri, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 52 outletsShabwa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 38 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 135 stories, carried by 62 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 72 stories, carried by 73 outletsConakry, Guinea -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cheltenham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 41 stories ● Anchorage US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● State of Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Shabwa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 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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