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18,631 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 Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), tropical storm in the Bahamas and violence in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJersey 64 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher 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

199 of its 348 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Causeway Bay accounted for 166 of Hong Kong's 199 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. 166 of Causeway Bay's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (145 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

610 of its 690 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Abaco accounted for 488 of the Bahamas' 610 stories about harm, carried by 592 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (377 stories). Tropical storm was named in 486 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

48 of its 53 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ouagadougou accounted for 46 of Burkina Faso's 48 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jersey

160 of its 251 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories).

Jersey over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Algeria

62 of its 127 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Algiers accounted for 57 of Algeria's 62 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 57 of Algiers' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,121 of its 2,036 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

453 of its 1,279 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 252 of Beijing's 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (87 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

57 of its 140 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 24 of Bangkok's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Drownings were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Nepal (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,631 stories about harm among 84,119 counted on 15 Sep.

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Of the day's 84,119 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 September 2018, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas88 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Jersey64 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Detroit US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Causeway Bay Hong Kong166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Abqaiq Saudi Arabia94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'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 readNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 1,121 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,111 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,802 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 3,392 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,380 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 361 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 358 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 killed5,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Zimbabwe Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Burkina Faso Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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