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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

usually 23; 22 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 144 stories, carried by 176 outletsMasaya, Nicaragua -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 48 outletsMangere, New Zealand -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsSyracuse, US -- rights & justice: 144 stories, carried by 144 outletsMinna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsRexton, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 32 outletsBishnupur, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 144 stories ● Masaya Nicaragua about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Mangere New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 16 stories ● Syracuse US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 144 stories ● Minna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.