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15,740 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 Lisbon, people injured in Sri Lanka and outbreaks in Congo. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 66 in 100 of its 211 stories, usually 30
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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

139 of its 211 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lisbon accounted for 128 of Portugal's 139 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sri Lanka

54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

47 of its 59 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Outbreaks were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

115 of its 191 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

46 of its 101 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

144 of its 196 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jalalabad accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

20 of its 90 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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

Indonesia

62 of its 170 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 27 of Jakarta's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 21 of Sudan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Thailand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in DR Congo (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,740 stories about harm among 85,976 counted on 5 Sep.

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The news turned to Portugal for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,976 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Congo's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. Portugal's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo80 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Portugal66 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel62 in 100 of its 743 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 868 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Jakarta Indonesia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAngola: 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 readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer 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'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Portugal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,536 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 3,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,034 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence11% 1,721 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 758 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 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 killed4,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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