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29,692 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 Minsk (Belarus), violence in Mocimboa da Praia and outbreaks in New Zealand drew the news. Belarus' coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 67 in 100 of its 389 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

259 of its 389 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Minsk accounted for 206 of Belarus' 259 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. 188 of Minsk's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Mocimboa da Praia accounted for 22 of Mozambique's 35 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Mocimboa da Praia stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Muyuka's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 6 of Abidjan's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

44 of its 77 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

North Korea

34 of its 67 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in North Korea (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (184 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Israel (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 30; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 29,692 stories about harm among 106,887 counted on 13 Aug.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 9 March 2020. the news turned to Belarus for the fourth day running. A year earlier, on 14 August 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. of the day's 106,887 news stories, 28 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 →

Mauritius71 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Belarus67 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 770 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1358 Minsk Belarus188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Beirut Lebanon152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Chicago US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Portland US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: 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'sAlgeria: 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'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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Lithuania few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Belarus about three times as angry as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,993 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 5,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,876 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,717 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,012 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 853 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 398 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 329 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 killed7,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.