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24,351 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 news turned to illness in Hurghada, protests in Dublin (Ireland) and deaths in Sofia. Bulgaria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 91 in 100 of its 272 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Health

Egypt

235 of its 379 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hurghada accounted for 135 of Egypt's 235 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Poisoning was named in 159 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

Ireland

735 of its 1,886 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 306 of Dublin's 533 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (356 stories). Whooping cough was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Dublin stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bulgaria

247 of its 272 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sofia accounted for 239 of Bulgaria's 247 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

689 of its 1,291 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (381 stories). Earthquake was named in 397 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

30 of its 39 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. la Paz accounted for 29 of Bolivia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 25 of la Paz's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Germany

355 of its 826 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

91 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

101 of its 281 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 71 of Diamond Mountain's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Hunger was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 70 of Nicaragua's 76 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 64 of Managua's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Vietnam

545 of its 949 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in North Korea (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Italy (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Taiwan (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 24,351 stories about harm among 102,262 counted on 26 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 May 2018. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 26 August 2017, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. 24 in every 100 of the day's 102,262 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bulgaria91 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 18 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Myanmar84 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Congo84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dublin Ireland306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Tuam Ireland121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Ramallah Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2735 North Vietnam Vietnam81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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: 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'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 three times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as fearful as the world's · 355 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 369 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 6,859 stories · about as usual Health21% 5,048 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,728 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 4,283 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,510 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 567 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 545 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 killed9,183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected3,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations616 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting refugees311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions141 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little more 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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