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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,259 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 illness in Lima, violence in Damascus and the hurricane in Cuba. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 84 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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 →
Health

Peru

61 of its 98 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 52 of Peru's 61 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

138 of its 191 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 94 of Syria's 138 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Accidents were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

92 of its 110 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 56 of Cuba's 92 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Hurricane was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Mexico stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Hong Kong

168 of its 271 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kennedy Town accounted for 120 of Hong Kong's 168 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 125 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

348 of its 922 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Madagascar

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

130 of its 206 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (37 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Georgia

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (125 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in North Korea (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Haiti (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Mali (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 26,259 stories about harm among 91,169 counted on 24 Aug.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 91,169 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Peru for the second day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news. On 25 August 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba84 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Peru62 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Hong Kong62 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1290 Kenosha US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Minsk Belarus113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Charlotte US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Kremlin Russia62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKiribati: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: 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'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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: 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 angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: 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'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: 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 angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCook Islands: 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

● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as angry as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as fearful as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 14,380 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 4,113 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,629 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,022 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 440 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 280 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 killed6,733 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations375 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill42 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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