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39,481 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 protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), deaths in Tirana and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 80 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

538 of its 917 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Harare accounted for 443 of Zimbabwe's 538 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. 367 of Harare's 443 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Albania

66 of its 82 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 53 of Albania's 66 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

621 of its 686 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 351 of Yemen's 621 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (489 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Norway

51 of its 257 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Overdoses were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

850 of its 1,464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 257 of Jerusalem's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (482 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

128 of its 554 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 118 of Bucharest's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

98 of its 230 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 64 of Buenos Aires' 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Avalanche was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

346 of its 719 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 107 of Riyadh's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (119 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 178 of Nicaragua's 202 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 176 of Managua's 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (170 stories). Wildfires were named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

548 of its 812 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Outbreaks were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Romania (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (49 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Argentina (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 39,481 stories about harm among 191,400 counted on 10 Aug.

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Romania's news mentioned the plague more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 191,400 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Zimbabwe stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 10 August 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 686 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 86 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 644 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Albania80 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 26 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Congo80 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 67 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Jerusalem Israel257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Chicago US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1208 Charlottesville US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 529 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 621 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 538 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 428 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,160 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,662 stories · about as usual Health18% 7,006 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,018 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,183 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,205 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 918 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 735 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 killed13,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced808 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about two-thirds of 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 much harsher than 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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