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34,078 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 news turned to violence in Seoul, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and tropical storm in Puerto Rico. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Sweden → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 87 in 100 of its 313 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

South Korea

1,033 of its 2,123 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 771 of South Korea's 1,033 stories about harm, carried by 601 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (481 stories). Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

357 of its 649 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Jakarta accounted for 304 of Indonesia's 357 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 222 of Jakarta's 304 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

272 of its 313 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Tropical storm was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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

Bangladesh

644 of its 845 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 99 of Teknaf's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (401 stories). Hunger was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

309 of its 473 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

71 of its 186 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 60 of Santiago's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

191 of its 208 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 6 of Bujumbura's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

1,295 of its 3,594 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

139 of its 171 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 32 of Yangon's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (61 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Latvia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 34,078 stories about harm among 137,004 counted on 4 Sep.

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In South Korea, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 137,004 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Sweden. A year earlier, on 4 September 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe96 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi92 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico87 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea346 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Pyongyang North Korea253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Jakarta Indonesia222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Moscow Russia129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Houston US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2779

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'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 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: 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 warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier 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'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Burkina Faso about twice as warm as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● China about three times as fearful as the world's · 872 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as angry as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 8,941 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence22% 7,448 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 6,687 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 6,048 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,472 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,301 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 937 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 689 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 killed8,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,671 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people injured1,486 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees1,117 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Sweden Stories reporting people displaced467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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.

● Angera little less than 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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