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26,057 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 protests in Kutupalong (Bangladesh), deaths in Sofia and violence in Sirte. Bulgaria's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 83 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 11
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Bangladesh

526 of its 701 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kutupalong accounted for 323 of Bangladesh's 526 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. 192 of Kutupalong's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (203 stories). Diphtheria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger, measles and avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Kutupalong stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bulgaria

232 of its 281 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Sofia accounted for 227 of Bulgaria's 232 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

142 of its 158 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sirte accounted for 92 of Libya's 142 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

875 of its 2,358 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Hunger was named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bolivia

105 of its 117 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. la Paz accounted for 104 of Bolivia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 103 of la Paz's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Egypt

244 of its 437 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 81 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.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

174 of its 355 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 90 of Istanbul's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

102 of its 207 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 49 of Kathmandu's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

137 of its 180 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Phnom Penh accounted for 96 of Cambodia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

651 of its 1,097 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (246 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings, meningitis and volcanic eruption.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Bolivia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Taiwan (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (2254 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10027 Jul3 Aug10 Aug17 Aug25 Aug27 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 10014 Aug: 22 in 10015 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 23 in 10019 Aug: 23 in 10020 Aug: 21 in 10021 Aug: 20 in 10022 Aug: 20 in 10023 Aug: 19 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 26,057 stories about harm among 112,847 counted on 25 Aug.

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Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 112,847 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Bolivia's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Bangladesh. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Libya90 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia90 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Bulgaria83 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 11 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dublin Ireland363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Kutupalong Bangladesh192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022 Kabul Afghanistan187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Moscow Russia175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about three 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 fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: 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 warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 198 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,131 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 6,435 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 5,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,620 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 758 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 740 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 362 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 killed7,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,277 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees809 at about twice the usual rate · most about Italy and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations720 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced459 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and India Stories reporting abductions327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda

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
● Feara little less than 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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