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28,324 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 day's news pointed at protests in Minsk (Belarus), landslides in Nepal and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful 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 · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 70 in 100 of its 431 stories, usually 53
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

303 of its 431 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Minsk accounted for 219 of Belarus' 303 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. 204 of Minsk's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

33 of its 58 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 25 of Nepal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

122 of its 201 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 74 of Kashmir's 122 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 12 of Abidjan's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

North Korea

38 of its 61 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kaesong accounted for 25 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Phnom Penh's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 9 of Bamako's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

New Zealand

301 of its 948 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 193 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (193 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Syria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in UK (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,324 stories about harm among 100,353 counted on 14 Aug.

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The news turned to Belarus for the fifth day running. A year earlier, on 15 August 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Belarus, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 100,353 stories, below the usual 30.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belarus70 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Mauritius70 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Minsk Belarus204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Beirut Lebanon124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Portland US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful 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'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Belarus about three times as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 16,134 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 5,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,481 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,851 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 927 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 806 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 354 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 297 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 killed7,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half 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
● 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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