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23,514 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 news turned to illness in Pyongyang, people injured in New Zealand and people killed in Jersey. New Zealand's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 60 in 100 of its 715 stories, usually 28
RegionOceania 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Health

North Korea

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Pyongyang accounted for 26 of North Korea's 37 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

429 of its 715 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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

US

8,733 of its 23,244 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Drownings were named in 178 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms and oil spill.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 753 of Afghanistan's 1,115 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. Drought was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Slovenia

20 of its 42 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bled accounted for 18 of Slovenia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

46 of its 149 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Belgium

41 of its 113 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 34 of Belgium's 41 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

38 of its 75 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (79 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 30 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Sep. 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 23,514 stories about harm among 79,444 counted on 3 Sep.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 10 times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 79,444 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. North Korea stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. On 3 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 30 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 1,772 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand60 in 100 of its 715 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 878 Kabul Afghanistan108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 London UK61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Texas US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGeorgia: 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: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: 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 a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: 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

● New Zealand about three times as angry as the world's · 429 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,115 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,770 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,983 stories · about as usual Rights & justice13% 2,943 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence10% 2,258 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 834 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 552 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 547 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 434 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 killed5,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 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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