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46,768 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kigali (Rwanda), violence in Mecca and rights and justice in Nairobi. Kenya's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Switzerland → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 78 in 100 of its 658 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

134 of its 194 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kigali accounted for 118 of Rwanda's 134 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 105 of Kigali's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Road crashes were named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

340 of its 592 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mecca accounted for 286 of Saudi Arabia's 340 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (283 stories). Heatstroke was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

871 of its 1,666 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Nairobi accounted for 650 of Kenya's 871 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (394 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Food & livelihood

Greece

165 of its 485 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Norovirus was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Pakistan

516 of its 1,121 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

511 of its 658 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

139 of its 245 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Doha accounted for 135 of Qatar's 139 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

249 of its 385 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Hebron accounted for 210 of Palestine's 249 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

41 of its 60 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

303 of its 514 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 103 of Istanbul's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Mexico (93 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in France (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Egypt (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (375 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Sep. 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 46,768 stories about harm among 187,295 counted on 1 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 187,295 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Switzerland. On 1 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Over August, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in August 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar81 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh78 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 697 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1802 Nairobi Kenya224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 650 Charlottesville US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Houston US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6972 New Orleans US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: 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 fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Netherlands about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Finland about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents37% 17,062 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice20% 9,440 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence15% 6,887 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Health14% 6,507 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,106 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,437 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,401 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,300 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 killed13,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,815 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,572 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,937 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting people displaced943 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees503 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Finland and the US Stories reporting abductions405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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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