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36,184 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 protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), violence in Hodeida and people displaced in Uganda. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 54 in 100 of its 420 stories, usually 13
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

1,208 of its 1,929 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Harare accounted for 1,050 of Zimbabwe's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 790 outlets. 857 of Harare's 1,050 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (435 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

308 of its 350 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Hodeida accounted for 173 of Yemen's 308 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (153 stories). Cholera was named in 133 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with diphtheria. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Health

Uganda

141 of its 242 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Ebola was named in 83 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.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

228 of its 420 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Afghanistan

460 of its 518 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 276 of Afghanistan's 460 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

208 of its 400 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 157 of Bangladesh's 208 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 134 of Dhaka's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

285 of its 613 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Pyongyang accounted for 250 of North Korea's 285 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories).

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Health

Sweden

181 of its 450 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

52 of its 75 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

175 of its 422 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Armenia (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kyrgyzstan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Aug. 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 36,184 stories about harm among 196,933 counted on 3 Aug.

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In Uganda's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 196,933 stories, below the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. On 3 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 518 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe857 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1050 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Dhaka Bangladesh134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Jerusalem Israel113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Beijing China106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDonbass, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 91 outletsQuito, Ecuador -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 30 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsGuadalajara, Mexico -- health: 29 stories, carried by 28 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 35 outletsWindrush, UK -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 73 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 43 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 1,050 stories, carried by 790 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Donbass Ukraine about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories ● Quito Ecuador about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Guadalajara Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,632 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,072 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,028 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,247 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,748 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,012 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,000 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 850 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 killed11,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,907 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations583 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill83 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.