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30,234 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 Harare (Zimbabwe), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Spain drew the news. Romania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 60 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Zimbabwe

271 of its 568 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Harare accounted for 195 of Zimbabwe's 271 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. 162 of Harare's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories).

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

869 of its 983 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Kabul accounted for 719 of Afghanistan's 869 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

312 of its 1,043 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Wildfires were named in 207 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms.

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

Romania

42 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

393 of its 473 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Idlib accounted for 321 of Syria's 393 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

361 of its 1,424 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 159 of Paris' 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

333 of Beijing's 383 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

216 of its 391 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Uganda

156 of its 311 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Dominican Republic (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 30,234 stories about harm among 149,488 counted on 19 Aug.

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Of the day's 149,488 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 19 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 983 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo87 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Syria83 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland60 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador56 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

New York US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Beijing China333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Jerusalem Israel271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Staten Island US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Harare Zimbabwe162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 869 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,531 stories · about as usual Health22% 6,447 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,154 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,935 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,021 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 561 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 501 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 killed8,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,714 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced593 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil 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 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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