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44,397 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 illness in Maseru, protests in Rathedaung (Myanmar) and a disaster in Anegada. Lesotho's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 85 in 100 of its 388 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Lesotho

144 of its 176 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Maseru accounted for 102 of Lesotho's 144 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). HIV was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories → Maseru stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

171 of its 216 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 26 of Rathedaung's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Rathedaung stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

199 of its 290 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 126 of Cuba's 199 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (160 stories).

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

Bangladesh

796 of its 1,010 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (450 stories). Dengue was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

90 of its 268 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 63 of Santiago's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

798 of its 2,573 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

283 of its 572 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Copenhagen accounted for 232 of Denmark's 283 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

242 of its 356 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Phnom Penh accounted for 153 of Cambodia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

133 of its 135 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 126 of Guadeloupe's 133 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Storm surge was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (88 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in France (92 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Guadeloupe (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 44,397 stories about harm among 185,203 counted on 5 Sep.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 24 in every 100 of the day's 185,203 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Lesotho, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. Ethiopia's news mentioned the drought about 4 times as often as usual. On 5 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe99 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents British Virgin Islands94 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Antigua & Barbuda87 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Lesotho82 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1163 Pyongyang North Korea168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Charlottesville US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Trump Tower US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Houston US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2845

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCuba: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBahamas: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half 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 Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice 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 about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Lesotho about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 298 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 12,794 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice22% 9,633 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 7,878 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence17% 7,601 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,919 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,617 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,229 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 882 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 killed10,831 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,099 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations1,715 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people injured1,710 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced838 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of 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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