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30,900 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 the hunger in Uganda, evacuations in Vietnam and people displaced in Bujumbura. Burundi's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Iraq → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and the Central African Republic → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 78 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Uganda

140 of its 244 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Masaka accounted for 104 of Uganda's 140 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Hunger was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Masaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

149 of its 354 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Natural hazards were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Burundi

170 of its 179 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Bujumbura accounted for 125 of Burundi's 170 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Congo

98 of its 101 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Tanzania

77 of its 115 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories). HIV was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

339 of its 719 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (224 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

2,945 of its 7,104 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,785 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

364 of its 1,149 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lesotho

65 of its 96 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Maseru accounted for 62 of Lesotho's 65 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Tanzania (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bermuda (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Thailand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 30,900 stories about harm among 112,717 counted on 16 Sep.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 112,717 stories, above the usual 26. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Iraq. In Tanzania's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 16 September 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo97 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi95 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Guadeloupe94 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen82 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 873 Central West End US360 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Washington US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1331 Hollywood US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782 Missouri US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

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'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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'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 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'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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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 readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,945 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,176 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence24% 7,201 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents21% 6,292 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health16% 4,894 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,396 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,036 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,001 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 540 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 killed9,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,771 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,609 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting refugees1,463 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced785 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and the Central African Republic Stories reporting evacuations467 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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