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25,536 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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Violence in Raqqa, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and the drought in Croatia drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 62 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 13
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

337 of its 396 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Raqqa accounted for 181 of Syria's 337 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hepatitis and cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 712 of Venezuela's 871 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. 628 of Caracas' 712 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Drought was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

584 of its 963 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 498 of Kenya's 584 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories).

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

Switzerland

78 of its 175 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

52 of its 84 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Budapest accounted for 52 of Hungary's 52 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

467 of its 619 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kigali accounted for 422 of Rwanda's 467 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Italy

348 of its 796 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and heatstroke.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

43 of its 71 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 14 of Amhara's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Libya (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Switzerland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Spain (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 25,536 stories about harm among 114,201 counted on 5 Aug.

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In Croatia's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 114,201 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 August 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Syria, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 71% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda75 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela628 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 955 Kigali Rwanda128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Indianapolis US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 New Delhi India118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 three times as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 365 stories about harm ● Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 467 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,574 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,009 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 4,914 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,037 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 884 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 577 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 killed7,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,790 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees239 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about the usual rate

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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