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29,094 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 Skopje, violence in Brussels and protests in Oromo (Ethiopia). Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 97 in 100 of its 620 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

North Macedonia

602 of its 620 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Skopje accounted for 588 of North Macedonia's 602 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

592 of its 965 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 480 of Belgium's 592 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (432 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

69 of its 79 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 20 of Oromo's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

864 of its 2,371 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

396 of its 697 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 334 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

660 of its 1,443 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 543 of Thailand's 660 stories about harm, carried by 432 outlets. 441 of Bangkok's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

146 of its 148 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kidal accounted for 144 of Mali's 146 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

101 of its 181 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

740 of its 1,062 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Istanbul accounted for 482 of Türkiye's 740 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Kuwait

28 of its 76 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (334 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Kuwait (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in India (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 29,094 stories about harm among 134,172 counted on 7 Aug.

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In North Macedonia, 97% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 134,172 stories, as usual. This week the news turned most often to Belize, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali99 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia97 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia87 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 1,013 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye70 in 100 of its 1,062 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bangkok Thailand441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Tehran Iran170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Aleppo Syria146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Dubai United Arab Emirates115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 942

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 592 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 795 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● North Macedonia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 602 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 8,334 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 7,031 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,967 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Health15% 4,376 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,115 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 769 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 595 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 404 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 killed10,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations611 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Macedonia and Spain Stories reporting abductions565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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