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15,438 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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Violence in Niamey, rights and justice in Kabul and people killed in Brazil drew the news. Niger's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMauritius 91 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 66 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Niger

62 of its 65 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Niamey accounted for 46 of Niger's 62 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

166 of its 187 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 115 of Afghanistan's 166 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Brazil

103 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Flu was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Taiwan

63 of its 105 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

236 of its 529 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

74 of its 146 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with typhoon.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

28 of its 68 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

1,387 of its 3,490 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Plane crash was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in South Korea (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in India (83 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in US (167 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,438 stories about harm among 48,368 counted on 9 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 48,368 news stories, 32 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 30. Niger stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. Mentions of the flu ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 10 August 2019, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritius91 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon69 in 100 of its 1,037 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir69 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beirut Lebanon386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 680 Minsk Belarus84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Portland US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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): 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as angry as the world's · 236 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 7,982 stories · much less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice16% 2,496 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,093 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence8% 1,265 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 776 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 384 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 199 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 139 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 killed5,387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,354 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people injured1,293 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting arrests1,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations125 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and Mauritius Stories reporting people displaced103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting refugees84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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