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39,025 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kampala (Uganda), violence in Luhansk and deaths in Jablanica. Ukraine's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 79 in 100 of its 806 stories, usually 42
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

633 of its 806 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kampala accounted for 408 of Uganda's 633 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. 320 of Kampala's 408 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (367 stories).

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

Ukraine

190 of its 374 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Luhansk accounted for 138 of Ukraine's 190 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bosnia

74 of its 92 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jablanica accounted for 65 of Bosnia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Jablanica stories →
Health

Hong Kong

50 of its 189 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

France

900 of its 2,061 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Trappes accounted for 824 of France's 900 stories about harm, carried by 842 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (252 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

195 of its 215 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 134 of Yemen's 195 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Diphtheria was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

141 of its 153 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

267 of its 349 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

887 of its 2,239 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (329 stories). Plague was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

133 of its 209 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 33 of Phnom Penh's 47 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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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (81 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in South Africa (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 39,025 stories about harm among 205,219 counted on 23 Aug.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Uganda. In Uganda, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. On 23 August 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 205,219 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya92 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Bosnia80 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 52 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Uganda79 in 100 of its 806 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kampala Uganda320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Phoenix US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1041 New Delhi India116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Arua Uganda107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessPalestine: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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 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 lessBahrain: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKingsville, US -- health: 64 stories, carried by 192 outletsThimphu, Bhutan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsLincoln County, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAmritsar, India -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsLuhansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 138 stories, carried by 147 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 14 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kingsville US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 64 stories ● Thimphu Bhutan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Lincoln County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,417 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,749 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,867 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,629 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,911 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,169 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 999 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 646 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 killed9,591 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,022 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting refugees557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions320 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations317 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill87 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
● 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.