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34,232 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 violence in Juba, protests in Rome (Italy) and landslides in Switzerland. South Sudan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 62 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

152 of its 160 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 132 of South Sudan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

341 of its 663 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 115 of Rome's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

198 of its 321 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories). Landslides were named in 176 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,467 of its 5,604 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Belgium

386 of its 677 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Brussels accounted for 364 of Belgium's 386 stories about harm, carried by 419 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

233 of its 316 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Pulwama accounted for 167 of Kashmir's 233 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

495 of its 641 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 495 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

285 of its 456 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

84 of its 112 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

322 of its 352 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in France (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Armenia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (3194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Syria (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Africa (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 34,232 stories about harm among 117,889 counted on 26 Aug.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 4 June 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 29 in every 100 of the day's 117,889 stories, above the usual 23. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan95 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 604 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US660 stories about protests or strikes, of its 838 Charlottesville US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Barcelona Spain200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1422 Manila Philippines163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBrazil: 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 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 readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about twice its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualNew Jersey, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsAiken County, US -- health: 60 stories, carried by 60 outletsBuderim, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 29 outletsNaf River, Bangladesh -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 41 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPatiala, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● Lebanon warmth about twice usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Aiken County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 60 stories ● Buderim Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 10,721 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice27% 9,123 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 7,111 stories · about as usual Health11% 3,609 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,224 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Displacement2% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 697 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 515 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 killed10,667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,507 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees571 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people displaced387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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