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29,075 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 news turned to violence in Beirut, a disaster in Blue Bay and protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia). Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 60 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

1,112 of its 1,502 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Beirut accounted for 1,092 of Lebanon's 1,112 stories about harm, carried by 1,160 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

France

196 of its 579 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

168 of its 310 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 38 of Harare's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

72 of its 156 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Minsk accounted for 51 of Belarus' 72 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 28 of Minsk's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (256 stories). Heavy rain was named in 278 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, plane crash and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 71 of Afghanistan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Egypt

63 of its 139 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (278 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Italy (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Russia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 30; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 29,075 stories about harm among 101,971 counted on 7 Aug.

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In North Korea's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. On 8 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 29 today. Lebanon's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%. of the day's 101,971 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 30.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon74 in 100 of its 1,502 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice North Korea60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Zimbabwe54 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beirut Lebanon204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1092 Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1323 Portland US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Beijing China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

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'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,591 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice16% 4,672 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,941 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,723 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,215 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 905 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 431 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 353 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 killed8,302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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