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16,888 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 Freetown (Sierra Leone), evacuations in South Korea and landslides in Kashmir drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 81 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 33
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

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Freetown accounted for 35 of Sierra Leone's 37 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 34 of Freetown's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Health

South Korea

144 of its 371 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

80 of its 124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

171 of its 581 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Drought was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

82 of its 150 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 68 of Lebanon's 82 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 34 of Beirut's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 92 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

72 of its 89 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pyongyang accounted for 51 of North Korea's 72 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 36 of Rwanda's 59 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

38 of its 45 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 6 of Somalia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in UK (103 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in China (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 16,888 stories about harm among 78,853 counted on 11 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 78,853 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sierra Leone stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sierra Leone. In France's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea81 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Rwanda69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Seoul South Korea42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Moscow Russia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Beirut Lebanon34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Freetown Sierra Leone34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: 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): 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: 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 readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: 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'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,406 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,322 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,313 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,885 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,236 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 643 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 579 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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