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30,305 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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Protests in the Naf River (Bangladesh), volcanic eruption in Iceland and people displaced in Tripoli drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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 Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 72 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

532 of its 652 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. the Naf River accounted for 291 of Bangladesh's 532 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. 168 of the Naf River's 291 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (91 stories). Outbreaks were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Naf River stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

120 of its 163 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Katla accounted for 117 of Iceland's 120 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake and wildfires.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Katla stories →
Displacement

Libya

100 of its 115 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 87 of Libya's 100 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Cuba

199 of its 275 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Havana accounted for 184 of Cuba's 199 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (150 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

347 of its 414 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Caracas accounted for 296 of Venezuela's 347 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. 282 of Caracas' 296 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

57 of its 157 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Buenos Aires' 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

141 of its 285 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

334 of its 659 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

350 of its 418 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 37 of Deirezzor's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

292 of its 380 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Mexico (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (68 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in Saudi Arabia (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 30,305 stories about harm among 116,921 counted on 2 Sep.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh. 26 in every 100 of the day's 116,921 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 24. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about three times the usual rate. Iceland's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 2 September 2016, 22 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 →

Libya87 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Venezuela84 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh82 in 100 of its 652 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Naf River Bangladesh168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Charlottesville US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Houston US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5596

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'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 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Iraq about 4 times as angry as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents39% 11,631 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice20% 5,925 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence16% 4,655 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health13% 3,964 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,168 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,167 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,048 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 419 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 killed9,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,662 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests2,897 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,480 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people injured1,680 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced654 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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