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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: 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: 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 lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualMoose Lake, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 73 outletsKennesaw, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 36 outletsShanghai, China -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 28 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 28 outletsPerth, Australia -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 33 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 53 stories, carried by 52 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tajikistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Moose Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Quebec Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Kennesaw US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories

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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