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43,532 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 day's news pointed at storms in Vietnam, violence in London and wildfires in Madagascar. Madagascar's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 70 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

371 of its 720 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ha Tinh accounted for 225 of Vietnam's 371 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Storms were named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, drownings and tropical storm. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Ha Tinh stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

4,831 of its 12,780 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. London accounted for 3,761 of the UK's 4,831 stories about harm, carried by 1,901 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,390 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories → London stories →
Health

Madagascar

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Chad

87 of its 125 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

Idlib accounted for 261 of Syria's 532 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

213 of its 294 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

182 of its 349 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Doha accounted for 156 of Qatar's 182 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

305 of its 804 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Boke's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Niger

47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Greece (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Peru (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Cuba (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Niger (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 43,532 stories about harm among 178,511 counted on 15 Sep.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 178,511 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Vietnam's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. Vietnam's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On 15 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic82 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 77 · mostly displacement Myanmar82 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico80 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US508 stories about protests or strikes, of its 730 Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1352 Houston US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1059 Charlottesville US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Hollywood US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559

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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful 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'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer 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'sAngola: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Madagascar few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 4,831 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 404 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 9,819 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 9,782 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence22% 9,297 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health18% 7,772 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Shelter & services4% 1,839 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,785 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,719 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 904 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 killed11,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests4,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill170 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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