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52,916 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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A disaster in Niamey, people injured in Bangladesh and deaths in Boca de Sabalos drew the news. el Salvador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMacao 82 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 46
RegionNorth America 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Niger

50 of its 63 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Niamey accounted for 41 of Niger's 50 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

429 of its 682 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Accidents were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

272 of its 621 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 196 of Saudi Arabia's 272 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (190 stories). Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

684 of its 891 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 544 of Afghanistan's 684 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

206 of its 231 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 143 of Yemen's 206 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

31 of its 73 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

625 of its 1,746 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

US

27,512 of its 75,315 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (2,772 stories). Hypothermia was named in 543 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, cholera and hantavirus.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Guyana (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Albania (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Tanzania (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Senegal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 52,916 stories about harm among 204,429 counted on 29 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 204,429 stories, above the usual 24. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Niger, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 August 2016, 23 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 →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Macao82 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger79 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 891 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan69 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US345 stories about protests or strikes, of its 11637 San Francisco US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Charlottesville US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Washington US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1513 Jerusalem Israel108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 684 stories about harm ● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as fearful as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents42% 22,185 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice20% 10,385 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health13% 7,047 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 6,697 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,699 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,416 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 720 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 killed14,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,489 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,807 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations3,081 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced736 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees628 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about the usual rate

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

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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