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22,696 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 the tsunami in Indonesia, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and violence in Caracas. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 77 in 100 of its 664 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,146 of its 1,470 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bali accounted for 837 of Indonesia's 1,146 stories about harm, carried by 1,107 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Tsunami was named in 998 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

392 of its 667 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 318 of Bangladesh's 392 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. 301 of Dhaka's 318 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

1,196 of its 1,601 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 1,020 of Venezuela's 1,196 stories about harm, carried by 819 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (823 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Rwanda

56 of its 74 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Ebola was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Switzerland

512 of its 664 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 138 of Flims' 266 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (495 stories). Plane crash was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

201 of its 226 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 184 of Somalia's 201 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

120 of its 146 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Hodeida accounted for 87 of Yemen's 120 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

155 of its 568 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

111 of its 202 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

239 of its 377 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (132 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Switzerland (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 22,696 stories about harm among 100,175 counted on 5 Aug.

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Indonesia's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 100,175 stories, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 5 August 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Portugal, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia78 in 100 of its 1,470 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Portland US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Caracas Venezuela267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Flims Switzerland138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Tehran Iran119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRotherham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 33 outletsBrooklyn, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsRaleigh, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsRotherham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 73 stories, carried by 180 outletsBeiteddine, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 25 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 58 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 46 outletsAurangabad, India -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rotherham UK about 4 times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Rotherham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 73 stories ● Beiteddine Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,664 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 5,538 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence21% 4,777 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health14% 3,201 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,658 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 587 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 550 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 400 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 killed9,232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured3,528 at about twice the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting arrests2,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced375 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting abductions349 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.