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56,014 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 illness in Bangui, protests in Aleppo (Syria) and violence in Prague. the Central African Republic's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 92 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Central African Republic

80 of its 83 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Bangui accounted for 58 of the Central African Republic's 80 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (75 stories). Cholera was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,567 of its 1,895 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Aleppo accounted for 1,159 of Syria's 1,567 stories about harm, carried by 649 outlets. 581 of Aleppo's 1,159 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

96 of its 249 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Prague accounted for 88 of the Czechia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

108 of its 223 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Guatemala

255 of its 276 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

514 of its 912 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (321 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

21 of its 56 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Tirana's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

182 of Jerusalem's 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Taiwan

38 of Taipei's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in United Arab Emirates (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Taiwan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Denmark (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Fiji (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (15 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 11 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 56,014 stories about harm among 278,882 counted on 11 Aug.

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The Central African Republic's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. the Central African Republic's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. of the day's 278,882 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Guatemala92 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,895 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Laos75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Tajikistan73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 41 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria581 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1159 Dallas US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Jerusalem Israel182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Washington US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2140 Delhi India90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 769

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 lessYemen: 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 lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 readCameroon: 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: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLandmannalaugar, Iceland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhoji, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 29 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 30 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 46 outletsLong Island, US -- conflict & violence: 167 stories, carried by 213 outletsSunnybrook, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 44 outletsBelleek, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPlaistow, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 15 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

● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Landmannalaugar Iceland about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Khoji Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Long Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 167 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,513 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,326 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,895 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,384 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,183 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,783 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,360 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 killed16,451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees1,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced688 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations635 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions574 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill70 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.