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35,586 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 Khartoum (Sudan), people killed in Tonga and train derailment in Congo drew the news. Congo's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTonga 64 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 10
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Sudan

111 of its 167 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 61 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 38 of Khartoum's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Tonga

70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

115 of its 125 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Train derailment was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Hungary

57 of its 146 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Budapest accounted for 54 of Hungary's 57 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 47 of Budapest's 54 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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

132 of its 242 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 51 of Ramallah's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken 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

Honduras

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 6 of Tegucigalpa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

90 of its 223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Belarus

38 of its 113 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Peru

38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 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: wildfires in Indonesia (85 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Greece (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 35,586 stories about harm among 174,505 counted on 12 Sep.

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In Congo's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 174,505 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. On 12 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Sudan stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Bahamas72 in 100 of its 1,298 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen71 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tonga64 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 10 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1655 London UK134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507 Beijing China112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Moscow Russia88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Phoenix US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

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: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Zimbabwe about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,644 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,379 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,306 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence15% 5,210 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,561 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,204 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,159 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 killed10,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,685 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations347 at about half the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and the US Stories reporting people displaced212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions187 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway

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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