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34,556 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 protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Gaziantep and people affected in Indonesia. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 82 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,062 of its 1,663 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Islamabad accounted for 689 of Pakistan's 1,062 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 608 of Islamabad's 689 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (636 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,967 of its 3,358 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaziantep accounted for 2,384 of Türkiye's 2,967 stories about harm, carried by 1,354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (2,310 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Gaziantep stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

197 of its 383 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Accidents were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

806 of its 1,954 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (545 stories). Natural hazards were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Somalia

518 of its 563 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Puntland accounted for 265 of Somalia's 518 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (203 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

109 of its 168 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Putumayo accounted for 95 of Colombia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

89 of its 100 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Timbuktu accounted for 78 of Mali's 89 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 78 of Timbuktu's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 564 of Syria's 805 stories about harm, carried by 601 outlets. 287 of Aleppo's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

158 of its 192 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zambia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Saudi Arabia (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Nicaragua (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Mexico (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 34,556 stories about harm among 141,348 counted on 21 Aug.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 141,348 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Mali89 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye88 in 100 of its 3,358 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon82 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaziantep Türkiye651 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2384 Islamabad Pakistan608 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Delhi India293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011 Aleppo Syria287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Washington US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1030

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about 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 usualMillcreek Canyon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 31 outletsMangalore, India -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsPortland, US -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 15 outletsSrebrenica, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsPutumayo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 95 stories, carried by 92 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsOkanagan Lake, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 16 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

● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Millcreek Canyon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Mangalore India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Portland US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Srebrenica Bosnia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 10,028 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 8,622 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 5,890 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,601 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,938 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 789 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 570 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 killed14,756 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured5,804 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests3,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Germany Stories reporting people displaced333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.