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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 lessTurkey: 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: 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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessGaza: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualHampshire, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 39 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsIowa, US -- other: 64 stories, carried by 61 outletsMunich, Germany -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 443 stories, carried by 383 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 31 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 29 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hampshire UK about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Iowa US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 64 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 443 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.