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52,135 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 Barcelona, a disaster in Lisbon and protests in the New Territories (Hong Kong) drew the news. Spain's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 65 in 100 of its 5,334 stories, usually 16
RegionEurope 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Spain

3,480 of its 5,334 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Barcelona accounted for 3,094 of Spain's 3,480 stories about harm, carried by 1,660 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Gas explosion was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Barcelona stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

226 of its 339 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Lisbon accounted for 150 of Portugal's 226 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Displacement

Uganda

261 of its 405 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Hunger was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Sierra Leone

689 of its 734 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Freetown accounted for 660 of Sierra Leone's 689 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Cambodia

146 of its 251 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Phnom Penh accounted for 101 of Cambodia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. HIV was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

572 of its 1,554 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (459 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

130 of its 277 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 120 of Belgium's 130 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

543 of its 713 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

388 of its 854 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Cambodia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Barbados (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Taiwan (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Morocco (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 52,135 stories about harm among 211,634 counted on 17 Aug.

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In Spain, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Cambodia's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 17 August 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. of the day's 211,634 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone94 in 100 of its 734 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan83 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Mali83 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela76 in 100 of its 713 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US3759 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5049 Washington US1233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2571 Barcelona Spain770 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3094 Beijing China212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sUnited States: 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 readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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'sAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Sierra Leone about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 689 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as fearful as the world's · 3,480 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 18,419 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 12,304 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 7,994 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,147 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,398 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,382 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,149 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 killed17,817 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,994 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting arrests6,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Uganda Stories reporting abductions576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations403 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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