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22,231 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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Protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong), illness in Monrovia and people injured in Indonesia drew the news. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Hong Kong →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 87 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

503 of its 707 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mong Kok accounted for 433 of Hong Kong's 503 stories about harm, carried by 497 outlets. 432 of Mong Kok's 433 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (300 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Health

Liberia

54 of its 66 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Monrovia accounted for 53 of Liberia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories). Ebola was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

291 of its 447 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,065 of its 4,637 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Russia

726 of its 1,783 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 528 of Moscow's 597 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (515 stories). Poisoning was named in 139 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

52 of its 73 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 31 of Bucharest's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

422 of its 632 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 154 of Jerusalem's 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (293 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

48 of Paris' 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 180 of Sudan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. 176 of Khartoum's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

240 of its 553 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Typhoon was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Puerto Rico (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 22,231 stories about harm among 90,615 counted on 3 Aug.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Hong Kong. of the day's 90,615 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 3 August 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Hong Kong's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland92 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia82 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 28 · mostly health Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Mong Kok Hong Kong432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Khartoum Sudan176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPortugal: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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 readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 28 outletsMassachusetts, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsAl-Mahfad, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 34 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 215 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 71 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Massachusetts US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Al-Mahfad Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 7,645 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,817 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health17% 3,717 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services5% 1,157 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 247 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 killed6,978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,703 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured3,546 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong Stories reporting people affected2,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced331 at about twice the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting abductions257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as 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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