← 9 Aug Saturday 10 August 2019 · to 23:59 UTC 11 Aug →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
23,716 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to protests in Moscow (Russia), a disaster in Morogoro and violence in Jerusalem. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Libya and Myanmar →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 94 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Russia

599 of its 966 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 359 of Russia's 599 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. 252 of Moscow's 359 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

337 of its 360 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Morogoro accounted for 240 of Tanzania's 337 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Morogoro stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

789 of its 967 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 485 of Israel's 789 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (350 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

248 of its 280 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tripoli accounted for 192 of Libya's 248 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

87 of its 90 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Paung accounted for 71 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

25 of its 46 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 22 of Bucharest's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

711 of its 2,213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (283 stories). Power cuts were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Luxembourg

20 of its 49 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

281 of its 590 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

136 of its 490 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Luxembourg (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Argentina (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10012 Jul19 Jul26 Jul2 Aug10 Aug12 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 24 in 10014 Jul: 27 in 10015 Jul: 23 in 10016 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 22 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 19 in 10027 Jul: 22 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 21 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 25 in 1004 Aug: 31 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 22 in 1007 Aug: 23 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 22 in 10010 Aug: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 23,716 stories about harm among 92,390 counted on 10 Aug.

Read the day's briefing

Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and India. Luxembourg's news mentioned tornadoes more than ten times as often as usual. Russia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 92,390 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar97 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Tanzania94 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya89 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel82 in 100 of its 967 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Moscow Russia252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 El Paso US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879 Beijing China220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 New Delhi India220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: 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'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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 twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 8,765 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,385 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,369 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health13% 3,061 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,297 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 641 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 460 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 343 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 killed8,256 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,407 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania Stories reporting evacuations766 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and India Stories reporting people displaced407 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Canada Stories reporting abductions127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Jersey and the US

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.

● Angerabout as 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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.