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14,432 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 a disaster in Abyan, violence in Beirut and rights and justice in Kenscoff. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostYemen 89 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

92 of its 103 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Abyan accounted for 74 of Yemen's 92 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Abyan stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 49 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

62 of its 80 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kenscoff accounted for 52 of Haiti's 62 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Kenscoff stories →
Health

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Chile

42 of its 70 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. el Teniente accounted for 35 of Chile's 42 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

40 of its 123 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

187 of its 291 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 135 of Palestine's 187 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bermuda (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Singapore (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Taiwan (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 14,432 stories about harm among 77,012 counted on 4 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 77,012 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Yemen for the second day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 10 times their usual in Bermuda's news. In Yemen, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti78 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Sudan72 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Dhaka Bangladesh36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTajikistan: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readArmenia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 593 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,694 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 3,635 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,013 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,632 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 444 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed3,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions418 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Haiti Stories reporting evacuations177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Austria

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 harsher 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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