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38,590 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Cape Town (South Africa), people affected in Guinea and people killed in Guatemala. Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 52 in 100 of its 1,820 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Guinea

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Ebola was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

50 of its 68 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

82 of its 141 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 18 of Gaza's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

121 of its 324 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 43 of Cairo's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

80 of its 202 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 60 of Lebanon's 80 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 45 of Beirut's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

620 of its 1,620 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

750 of its 897 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 693 of Afghanistan's 750 stories about harm, carried by 653 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

1,545 of its 2,076 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Abaco accounted for 1,017 of the Bahamas' 1,545 stories about harm, carried by 1,137 outlets. Oil spill was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Japan (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Norway (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (4655 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in New Zealand (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Thailand (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1007 Aug14 Aug21 Aug28 Aug5 Sep7 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 10027 Aug: 20 in 10028 Aug: 20 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 24 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 25 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,590 stories about harm among 173,734 counted on 5 Sep.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 173,734 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to South Africa for the third day running. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In South Africa, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 897 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas74 in 100 of its 2,076 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala74 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique71 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 25 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charleston US337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1757 Beijing China324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Cape Town South Africa199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Boston US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1164

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Mozambique about twice as warm as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 750 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as angry as the world's · 953 stories about harm ● Guinea few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents31% 11,645 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice28% 10,592 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 7,237 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,491 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,793 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 967 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 886 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 510 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 killed12,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,475 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations1,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people displaced135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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