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53,183 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Quetta, protests in Amhara (Ethiopia) and the hurricane in Mexico. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 56 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 8
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,667 of its 2,378 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Quetta accounted for 1,141 of Pakistan's 1,667 stories about harm, carried by 620 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (689 stories). Polio was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Quetta stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

182 of its 288 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 78 of Amhara's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

571 of its 1,273 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 353 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

958 of its 2,783 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Heavy rain was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hiv and plague. 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
Conflict & violence

Yemen

363 of its 418 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 317 of Yemen's 363 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

187 of its 223 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Skopje accounted for 180 of North Macedonia's 187 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

287 of its 668 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 184 of Balkans' 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (198 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

98 of its 215 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

138 of its 206 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Heavy rain was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 863 of Syria's 1,070 stories about harm, carried by 596 outlets. Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Kuwait (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 53,183 stories about harm among 270,069 counted on 9 Aug.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 270,069 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Pakistan. In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia84 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 1,359 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Mali77 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Quetta Pakistan474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1141 Manipur India437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Aleppo Syria293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 863 Chicago US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Washington US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2037

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMachakos, Kenya -- rights & justice: 86 stories, carried by 33 outletsSun Yang, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 105 outletsCaddo County, US -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 137 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsBletchington Public School, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 63 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 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

● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Machakos Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 86 stories ● Sun Yang China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 109 stories ● Caddo County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,425 stories · about as usual Health22% 11,371 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 10,614 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,760 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,283 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,024 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,344 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,196 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 killed15,613 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests6,191 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees784 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions630 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill72 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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