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45,686 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 day's news pointed at a disaster in Freetown, violence in Ouagadougou and deaths in Kalkfeld. Sierra Leone's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Burkina Faso →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 95 in 100 of its 1,229 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

610 of its 647 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Freetown accounted for 543 of Sierra Leone's 610 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (589 stories). Cholera was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

1,164 of its 1,229 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ouagadougou accounted for 1,127 of Burkina Faso's 1,164 stories about harm, carried by 876 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (882 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Namibia

115 of its 219 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Kalkfeld accounted for 92 of Namibia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories → Kalkfeld stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

128 of its 317 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 125 of Argentina's 128 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Avalanche was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

France

594 of its 1,420 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paris accounted for 504 of France's 594 stories about harm, carried by 549 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (439 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

106 of its 204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 61 of Lisbon's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

US

18,879 of its 58,896 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4,834 of Charlottesville's 6,518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5,457 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 951 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

268 of its 789 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (83 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

263 of its 286 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

101 of its 167 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 41 of Lusaka's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (171 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (46 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Portugal (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 29 the day before
29 in 10020 in 10016 Jul23 Jul30 Jul6 Aug14 Aug16 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 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 22 in 1006 Aug: 24 in 1007 Aug: 21 in 1008 Aug: 21 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 20 in 10011 Aug: 20 in 10012 Aug: 25 in 10013 Aug: 29 in 10014 Aug: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 45,686 stories about harm among 177,080 counted on 14 Aug.

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In Sierra Leone, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Burkina Faso. 26 in every 100 of the day's 177,080 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 14 August 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 1,229 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone94 in 100 of its 647 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali92 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal85 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen79 in 100 of its 434 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US4834 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6518 Washington US1013 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2330 Nairobi Kenya327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Jerusalem Israel133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Boston US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'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'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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 1,164 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 610 stories about harm ● Namibia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,068 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 9,768 stories · about as usual Health15% 6,657 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,608 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,659 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,038 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 944 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 killed17,764 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured8,836 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Burkina Faso Stories reporting arrests5,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced768 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions359 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.