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33,305 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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Most of the day's attention went to deaths in Giewont, arrests in Spain and protests in Jakarta (Indonesia). el Salvador's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 47 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

191 of its 407 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Giewont accounted for 162 of Poland's 191 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Giewont stories →
Health

Spain

213 of its 896 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Outbreaks were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

219 of its 561 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 57 of Jakarta's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

442 of its 671 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 85 of Dhaka's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (223 stories).

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Rights & justice

Mexico

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

71 of Ramallah's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

61 of Yuen Long's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

706 of its 1,391 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Drought was named in 137 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cook Islands

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Cook Islands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Cuba (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (57 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Mexico (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 33,305 stories about harm among 172,052 counted on 22 Aug.

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In Poland, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Spain's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 172,052 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 22 August 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Congo72 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Bangladesh66 in 100 of its 671 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Somalia64 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hawaiian Islands US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Delhi India243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1567 Beijing China131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Dhaka Bangladesh85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 11,321 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,459 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,124 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,073 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,606 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 800 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 killed8,403 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,889 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting refugees538 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations243 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people displaced228 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill48 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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