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41,178 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 Aguelhoc, protests in Luanda (Angola) and people displaced in Nadlac drew the news. Romania's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Singapore and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 81 in 100 of its 2,317 stories, usually 11
RegionSoutheast Asia 48 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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Conflict & violence

Mali

99 of its 120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Aguelhoc accounted for 53 of Mali's 99 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Malaria was named in 32 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.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Aguelhoc stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

37 of its 131 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 15 of Luanda's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Displacement

Romania

131 of its 304 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nadlac accounted for 111 of Romania's 131 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Nadlac stories →
Rights & justice

France

713 of its 1,853 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (522 stories). Road crashes were named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Spain

2,656 of its 3,884 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Barcelona accounted for 2,348 of Spain's 2,656 stories about harm, carried by 1,454 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (2,430 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

184 of its 266 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Helsinki accounted for 100 of Finland's 184 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

Freetown accounted for 171 of Sierra Leone's 196 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

1,872 of its 2,317 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (992 stories). Oil spill was named in 238 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

170 of its 334 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 35 of Wan Chai's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (158 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

78 of its 153 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Malaysia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Albania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Nepal (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 41,178 stories about harm among 178,460 counted on 21 Aug.

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Italy's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 178,460 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Singapore and the US. On 21 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali82 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Singapore81 in 100 of its 2,317 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents Sierra Leone79 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Finland69 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US729 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1177 Washington US503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1316 Boston US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509 Grays Harbor US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Chicago US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'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'sCape Verde: 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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Morocco about three times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as angry as the world's · 2,656 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,792 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 10,251 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,512 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 6,804 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,497 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,156 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 927 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 539 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 killed15,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,425 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and Singapore Stories reporting people affected6,470 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Singapore and the US Stories reporting arrests5,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,405 at about three times the usual rate · most about Singapore and the US Stories reporting refugees782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions324 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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