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33,535 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 people falling ill in Uganda, protests in Wan Chai (Hong Kong) and people killed in Fiji. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Uganda and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 57 in 100 of its 238 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Health

Uganda

282 of its 392 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Ebola was named in 236 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

620 of its 825 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Wan Chai accounted for 235 of Hong Kong's 620 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 230 of Wan Chai's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Wan Chai stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Fiji

46 of its 100 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

60 of its 122 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Colombia

141 of its 235 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 35 of Bogota's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

323 of its 766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 119 of Coatzacoalcos' 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

28 of its 132 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

164 of its 369 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 127 of Lebanon's 164 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

133 of its 311 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

106 of its 269 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (54 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Rwanda (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Timor-Leste (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Botswana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 33,535 stories about harm among 159,540 counted on 30 Aug.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Uganda and the US. of the day's 159,540 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Uganda's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. On 30 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Yemen81 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya76 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Hong Kong75 in 100 of its 825 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Wan Chai Hong Kong230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Jerusalem Israel159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1498 Coatzacoalcos Mexico119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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: 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'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Sri Lanka about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 323 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,032 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,326 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health21% 6,970 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,303 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,981 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 885 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 690 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 killed9,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,469 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations343 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill171 at about three times the usual rate · most about Uganda 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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