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37,143 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 Kampala (Uganda), people killed in Spain and the hypothermia in Italy drew the news. Spain's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 49 in 100 of its 577 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Uganda

297 of its 449 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 227 of Uganda's 297 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 184 of Kampala's 227 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Spain

486 of its 1,134 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (375 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

809 of its 1,412 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (182 stories). Hypothermia was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

284 of its 577 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (153 stories). Flu was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Poland

198 of its 412 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 170 of Poland's 198 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 160 of Warsaw's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

437 of its 1,106 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 163 of Seoul's 227 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

124 of its 160 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Yangon accounted for 104 of Myanmar's 124 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 77 of Yangon's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

215 of its 298 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 58 of Boeng Kak's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (153 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

186 of its 222 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in South Korea (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Iraq (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Guam (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (31 of its stories, about three 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 20 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 37,143 stories about harm among 176,586 counted on 20 Aug.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 176,586 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and India. It was the second day running that the news turned to Uganda. A year earlier, on 20 August 2017, 28 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 →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 877 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Libya77 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

California US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1026 Caracas Venezuela207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Boston US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Kampala Uganda184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: 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

● Spain about three times as angry as the world's · 486 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 574 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,416 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,560 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,098 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,773 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,772 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,100 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 973 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 924 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 killed11,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced987 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and India Stories reporting evacuations704 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting abductions656 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and China Stories reporting refugees521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill111 at about the usual rate

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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