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44,592 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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Drownings in Yemen, violence in Paris and rights and justice in Nairobi drew the news. Yemen'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 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 54 in 100 of its 2,777 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Yemen

307 of its 358 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Shabwa accounted for 164 of Yemen's 307 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Drownings were named in 141 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Shabwa stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,489 of its 2,777 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 1,402 of France's 1,489 stories about harm, carried by 1,171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

1,377 of its 2,130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Nairobi accounted for 795 of Kenya's 1,377 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (112 stories). Heavy rain was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

St Vincent

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Kingstown accounted for 21 of St Vincent's 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 18 of Kingstown's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).

St Vincent over 30 days → its stories → Kingstown stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dushanbe accounted for 23 of Tajikistan's 25 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

138 of its 299 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Botswana

56 of its 149 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Norovirus was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

China

1,612 of its 4,960 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,074 stories). Landslides were named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes.

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Health

Denmark

70 of its 226 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

492 of its 1,221 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hurricane was named in 360 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (360 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); norovirus in Botswana (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Italy (60 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 44,592 stories about harm among 211,407 counted on 9 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 211,407 stories, as usual. On 9 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic94 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger75 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kenya65 in 100 of its 2,130 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Kisumu Kenya340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Caracas Venezuela260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Washington US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1377 Mumbai India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNauru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Central African Republic about three times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 512 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 148 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,420 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,764 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 8,080 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,688 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 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 killed13,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 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
● Griefa little less than 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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