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40,308 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 Hebron (Palestine), people injured in Guinea and a disaster in Abaco drew the news. South Africa's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 49 in 100 of its 1,900 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Palestine

256 of its 500 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Hebron accounted for 169 of Palestine's 256 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 111 of Hebron's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Health

Guinea

33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

2,361 of its 2,904 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Abaco accounted for 1,687 of the Bahamas' 2,361 stories about harm, carried by 1,438 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,779 stories). Hypothermia was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tsunami and typhoon.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

939 of its 1,900 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (305 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Hong Kong

80 of Mong Kok's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

194 of its 260 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Maputo accounted for 158 of Mozambique's 194 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Czechia

46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

724 of its 1,735 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 99 of Lagos' 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

85 of its 556 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

39 of its 180 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Sep. 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 40,308 stories about harm among 175,350 counted on 4 Sep.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 175,350 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 8 times their usual. On 4 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. Palestine's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas81 in 100 of its 2,904 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique75 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 527 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China532 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 657 Sacramento US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Santa Barbara County US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1771

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'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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: 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 a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as angry as the world's · 939 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,216 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents27% 10,769 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health20% 7,853 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 4,560 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,116 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 969 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 558 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 killed12,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,235 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting arrests4,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,771 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting evacuations1,208 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions191 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced168 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill91 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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