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42,057 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 people killed in Puerto Rico, protests in Rabat (Morocco) and people injured in Germany. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNew Caledonia 95 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 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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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

431 of its 495 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (409 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

89 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rabat accounted for 65 of Morocco's 89 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 63 of Rabat's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories).

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

713 of its 1,987 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

57 of its 179 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

263 of its 280 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Bluefields accounted for 137 of Nicaragua's 263 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 135 of Bluefields' 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

379 of its 486 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

173 of its 263 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

194 of its 234 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Heavy rain was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

137 of its 179 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 108 of Somalia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

76 of its 255 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in New Caledonia (103 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (95 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Czechia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Japan (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 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 29 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 42,057 stories about harm among 207,579 counted on 29 Aug.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Puerto Rico. of the day's 207,579 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. New Caledonia's news mentioned the tsunami about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 August 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Puerto Rico, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

New Caledonia95 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico87 in 100 of its 495 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar83 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pune India414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Delhi India280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484 Chemnitz Germany173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1454 Southfield US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

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 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSierra 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: 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 lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSuriname: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMudgee, Australia -- health: 60 stories, carried by 68 outletsAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 104 stories, carried by 124 outletsAyotzinapa, Mexico -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 30 outletsSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSneedville, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 59 outletsLibertyville, US -- health: 77 stories, carried by 76 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 95 stories, carried by 95 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mudgee Australia about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 60 stories ● Anbar Iraq about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 104 stories ● Ayotzinapa Mexico about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● South Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Sneedville US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,547 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,507 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,099 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 6,039 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,518 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,527 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 889 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 killed12,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Venezuela Stories reporting people displaced516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting evacuations289 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill96 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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