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43,444 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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Protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), illness in Dakar and arrests in Italy drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 54 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

528 of its 1,033 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Harare accounted for 440 of Zimbabwe's 528 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 292 of Harare's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Senegal

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dakar accounted for 43 of Senegal's 44 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

318 of its 1,122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Measles was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

207 of its 344 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Heatstroke was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Colombia

188 of its 322 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bogota accounted for 136 of Colombia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 96 of Bogota's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

358 of its 579 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 127 of Dhaka's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. 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. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

186 of its 346 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Copenhagen accounted for 164 of Denmark's 186 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,043 of its 1,417 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

161 of its 349 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 89 of Buenos Aires' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

141 of its 495 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (157 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 43,444 stories about harm among 220,581 counted on 8 Aug.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran about 5 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 220,581 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Zimbabwe stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 8 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Laos78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia74 in 100 of its 1,417 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia401 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 Harare Zimbabwe292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1151 Charlottesville US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Jerusalem Israel187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: 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 usualKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsVermont, US -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsWacken, Germany -- other: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsJuarez, Mexico -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 70 outletsFrankfurt, Germany -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- rights & justice: 164 stories, carried by 210 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories ● Wacken Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories ● Juarez Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● North Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 14,096 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 9,160 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,632 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 5,093 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,605 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,324 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 709 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 killed12,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced701 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Peru

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
● 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.