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20,869 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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Rights and justice in Dakar, illness in Jerusalem and a disaster in les Cayes drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 40 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Senegal

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 30 of Senegal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Israel

235 of its 455 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 235 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

102 of its 125 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. les Cayes accounted for 41 of Haiti's 102 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

83 of its 139 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 83 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Colombo accounted for 37 of Sri Lanka's 53 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 1,739 of Afghanistan's 2,191 stories about harm, carried by 1,327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (747 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

78 of its 197 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in New Zealand (91 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Zambia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 26 the day before
29 in 10021 in 10017 Jul24 Jul31 Jul11 Aug24 Aug17 Jul: 26 in 10018 Jul: 25 in 10019 Jul: 23 in 10020 Jul: 23 in 10021 Jul: 23 in 10022 Jul: 23 in 10023 Jul: 24 in 10024 Jul: 25 in 10025 Jul: 25 in 10026 Jul: 24 in 10027 Jul: 23 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 23 in 10030 Jul: 24 in 10031 Jul: 25 in 1001 Aug: 25 in 1002 Aug: 24 in 1003 Aug: 23 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 24 in 10011 Aug: 24 in 10012 Aug: 24 in 10013 Aug: 25 in 10014 Aug: 27 in 10020 Aug: 25 in 10021 Aug: 28 in 10022 Aug: 29 in 10023 Aug: 26 in 10024 Aug: 25 in 100 · this day

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 20,869 stories about harm among 82,807 counted on 24 Aug.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Afghanistan and the US. 25 in every 100 of the day's 82,807 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 24 August 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti82 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 3,227 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Iran60 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1739 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Shiv India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Sydney Australia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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 readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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'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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: 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 angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,832 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,223 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,185 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Displacement10% 2,171 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Conflict & violence8% 1,751 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 688 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 487 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 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 killed4,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,120 at about three times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people injured989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees374 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Vietnam and the US

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 softer than 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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