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What the world's news said happened to people.
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37,733 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 a disaster in Taipei, violence in Amman and protests in Yerevan (Armenia). Jordan's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 62 in 100 of its 515 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

319 of its 515 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 295 of Taiwan's 319 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

235 of its 423 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amman accounted for 186 of Jordan's 235 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

144 of its 260 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 143 of Armenia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 130 of Yerevan's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (130 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

358 of its 907 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Drought was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Romania

183 of its 491 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 170 of Bucharest's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

195 of its 230 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Bamako accounted for 141 of Mali's 195 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

243 of its 483 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 108 of Dhaka's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

273 of its 560 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

120 of its 204 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malawi

45 of its 107 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Gambia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in North Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (77 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Libya (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10015 Jul22 Jul29 Jul5 Aug13 Aug15 Jul: 21 in 10016 Jul: 17 in 10017 Jul: 18 in 10018 Jul: 16 in 10019 Jul: 17 in 10020 Jul: 19 in 10021 Jul: 19 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 10024 Jul: 20 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 18 in 10027 Jul: 18 in 10028 Jul: 21 in 10029 Jul: 23 in 10030 Jul: 19 in 10031 Jul: 19 in 1001 Aug: 18 in 1002 Aug: 18 in 1003 Aug: 18 in 1004 Aug: 20 in 1005 Aug: 23 in 1006 Aug: 23 in 1007 Aug: 21 in 1008 Aug: 20 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 21 in 10011 Aug: 24 in 10012 Aug: 24 in 10013 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 37,733 stories about harm among 183,752 counted on 13 Aug.

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Taiwan stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 183,752 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Gambia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 August 2017, 29 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 →

Syria85 in 100 of its 744 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Tajikistan84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Yemen80 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US965 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1108 Washington US449 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1923 Jerusalem Israel237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Bucharest Romania170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Gaza Palestine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 44 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guam: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tajikistan: 84 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 62 in 100 of its 515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Samoa: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 37 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 49 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mongolia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Moldova: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 32 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 85 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 79 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 78 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 39 in 100 of its 907 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 56 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 1,641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 52 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 38 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominica: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 30 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 37 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 50 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Azerbaijan: 44 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 55 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Argentina: 37 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 889 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 85 in 100 of its 744 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 85 in 100 of its 230 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 889 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tajikistan 84 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly displacement ● Sudan 76 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,182 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,521 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,997 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,802 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,483 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,190 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 791 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 killed11,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced614 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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