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29,091 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 protests in Tsuen Wan (Hong Kong), illness in la Guajira and rights and justice in Khartoum. Hong Kong's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 78 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

419 of its 711 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tsuen Wan accounted for 274 of Hong Kong's 419 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 274 of Tsuen Wan's 274 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (351 stories). Typhoon was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsuen Wan stories →
Health

Colombia

153 of its 228 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. la Guajira accounted for 133 of Colombia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → La Guajira stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

187 of its 271 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Khartoum accounted for 100 of Sudan's 187 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

165 of its 212 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Storms were named in 135 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Puerto Rico

136 of its 162 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Storms were named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

50 of its 62 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

183 of its 374 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 34 of Riyadh's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

58 of its 81 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gorongosa accounted for 45 of Mozambique's 58 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

660 of its 1,109 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

854 of its 1,714 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 272 of Rio de Janeiro's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Thailand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Spain (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
31 in 10019 in 10028 Jul4 Aug11 Aug18 Aug26 Aug28 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 10011 Aug: 26 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 21 in 10014 Aug: 20 in 10015 Aug: 21 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 24 in 10018 Aug: 25 in 10019 Aug: 20 in 10020 Aug: 20 in 10021 Aug: 19 in 10022 Aug: 19 in 10023 Aug: 21 in 10024 Aug: 21 in 10025 Aug: 21 in 10026 Aug: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 29,091 stories about harm among 139,637 counted on 26 Aug.

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Barbados' news mentioned storms about 4 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 139,637 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 26 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today. Hong Kong stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados78 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique72 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tsuen Wan Hong Kong274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Rio de Janeiro Brazil272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Beijing China95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 900

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● South Sudan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 419 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,444 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Health23% 6,692 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents21% 6,135 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence16% 4,488 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,174 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 798 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 564 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 386 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 killed8,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees306 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions174 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● 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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