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50,919 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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Rights and justice in Kutupalong, protests in Khan Sheikhoun (Syria) and people displaced in Budapest drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 65 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Bangladesh

1,062 of its 1,330 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kutupalong accounted for 436 of Bangladesh's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Dengue was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Kutupalong stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 410 of Syria's 746 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. 227 of Khan Sheikhoun's 410 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Khan Sheikhoun stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

150 of its 241 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Myanmar

158 of its 221 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

128 of its 167 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kidal accounted for 80 of Mali's 128 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

232 of its 388 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Togo

81 of its 106 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 6 of Dapaong's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

374 of its 803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Egypt

306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Italy (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ethiopia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Maldives (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (33 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 50,919 stories about harm among 220,059 counted on 6 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Bangladesh stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 220,059 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh80 in 100 of its 1,330 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali77 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Togo76 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 994 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bengaluru India410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1966 Houston US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2715 Khan Sheikhoun Syria227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Trump Tower US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427

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'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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readSt. 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 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'sNorway: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 readKiribati: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: 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'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than 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 warmer 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer 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 three times as warm as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 746 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as warm as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Lesotho about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 15,960 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice22% 11,087 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 8,366 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,281 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,139 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,483 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,007 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 killed13,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,072 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations2,311 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,163 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees1,203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Hungary Stories reporting people displaced883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 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 much 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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