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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

how these are picked →
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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualNebraska, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 31 outletsDaura, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 41 outletsMalmesbury, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 88 stories, carried by 77 outletsBurlington, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBlas Lopez, Mexico -- health: 10 stories, carried by 44 outletsNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 51 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Daura Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Malmesbury UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Rome Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 88 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

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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