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33,801 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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Protests in Manila (Philippines), violence in Sennwald and people killed in the Netherlands drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 78 in 100 of its 972 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Philippines

623 of its 1,259 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 235 of Manila's 372 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

761 of its 972 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sennwald accounted for 388 of Switzerland's 761 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Sennwald stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

116 of its 292 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Romania

29 of its 85 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 413 of Syria's 764 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. 220 of Aleppo's 413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Heatstroke was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

292 of its 463 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Havana accounted for 272 of Cuba's 292 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

55 of its 96 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 39 of Kivu's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

397 of its 443 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Zinjibar accounted for 203 of Yemen's 397 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,255 of its 2,253 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 642 of Islamabad's 842 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (617 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

169 of its 182 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Sudan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (175 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Cuba (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 33,801 stories about harm among 142,880 counted on 14 Aug.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. In the Philippines, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 142,880 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen90 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 945 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Switzerland78 in 100 of its 972 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Milwaukee US827 stories about protests or strikes, of its 859 Islamabad Pakistan642 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Jerusalem Israel266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Manila Philippines235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Aleppo Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 readMauritius: 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 lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKurdistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 139 outletsNorthern Territory, Australia -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 15 outletsLjubljana, Slovenia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsStrathroy, Canada -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsJames Island, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 29 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kurdistan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Edinburgh UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Northern Territory Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Ljubljana Slovenia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Strathroy Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 9,391 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 8,884 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,743 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 4,832 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,195 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 989 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 541 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 killed12,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,763 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected4,595 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations1,149 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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.