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54,812 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 violence in Islamabad, people injured in Peru and protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong). Peru's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Norway → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 60 in 100 of its 255 stories, usually 20
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,582 of its 2,700 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Islamabad accounted for 986 of Pakistan's 1,582 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (754 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

297 of its 452 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

153 of its 255 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vienna accounted for 139 of Austria's 153 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories).

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

Nepal

287 of its 406 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kathmandu accounted for 250 of Nepal's 287 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (230 stories). Storms were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Honduras

75 of its 89 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 60 of Honduras' 75 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

681 of its 733 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Measles 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

87 of its 236 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 10 of Oslo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Switzerland

172 of its 540 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

67 of its 145 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (64 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Myanmar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Portugal (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Jordan (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 54,812 stories about harm among 239,620 counted on 15 Aug.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Norway. of the day's 239,620 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual in Spain's news. In Pakistan, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 733 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras84 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,320 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Milwaukee US1066 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1291 Aleppo Syria442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Islamabad Pakistan359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 986 Washington US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1947 Jerusalem Israel187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessChad: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLusaka, Zambia -- rights & justice: 142 stories, carried by 152 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 47 outletsMount Vernon, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsNanjing, China -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 29 outletsAmhara, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsRouen, France -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

● Zambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● India warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lusaka Zambia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 142 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Mount Vernon US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Pathankot India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Nanjing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 14,010 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 13,540 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,562 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 8,668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,116 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,130 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,045 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 killed19,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations2,194 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting abductions1,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US

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 about as 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.