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40,064 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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Illness in Hurghada, protests in Kutupalong (Bangladesh) and poisoning in Hong Kong drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 53 in 100 of its 274 stories, usually 15
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Displacement

Egypt

356 of its 544 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Hurghada accounted for 202 of Egypt's 356 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Poisoning was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Hurghada stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

289 of its 461 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 51 of Kutupalong's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Diphtheria was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, cholera and hunger.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Kutupalong stories →
Health

Hong Kong

146 of its 274 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Poisoning was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Finland

163 of its 400 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

365 of its 828 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

340 of its 364 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Hodeida accounted for 179 of Yemen's 340 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

79 of its 175 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Estonia

12 of its 50 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. 7 of Tallinn's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ghana

169 of its 841 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Czechia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (3489 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); west nile virus in Greece (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 40,064 stories about harm among 194,204 counted on 24 Aug.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 194,204 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt. In Egypt, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 August 2017, 22 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 →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Libya75 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt65 in 100 of its 544 stories · usually 32 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2440 Ramallah Palestine118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Chicago US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Dublin Ireland76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGeorgia: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 365 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 356 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,658 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health24% 9,397 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents23% 9,251 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,666 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,114 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,451 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,072 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 847 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 killed9,888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected5,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees788 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill207 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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 softer than 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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