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65,048 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 news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in Amatrice and violence in Ankara. Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

252 of its 468 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 160 of Colombia's 252 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 83 of Bogota's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (149 stories). Train derailment was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

5,055 of its 6,467 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amatrice accounted for 3,443 of Italy's 5,055 stories about harm, carried by 2,042 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Amatrice stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,362 of its 3,197 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ankara accounted for 1,140 of Türkiye's 2,362 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (316 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

34 of its 154 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Myanmar

398 of its 531 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Chauk accounted for 180 of Myanmar's 398 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,158 of its 1,534 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 965 of Afghanistan's 1,158 stories about harm, carried by 898 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (419 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

823 of its 1,347 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (581 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

384 of its 734 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). HIV was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

40 of its 106 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

299 of its 677 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 150 of Harare's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (75 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Saudi Arabia (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Austria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 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 24 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 65,048 stories about harm among 285,800 counted on 24 Aug.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. of the day's 285,800 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Colombia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali83 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Italy78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 1,534 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India866 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1376 Ankara Türkiye447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1140 Anadolu Türkiye396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Washington US375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2346 Karachi Pakistan313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 44 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Zambia: 32 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 74 in 100 of its 3,197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 61 in 100 of its 1,347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 1,363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 52 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 39 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 2,175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 54 in 100 of its 2,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 3,062 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 36 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritania: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 83 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 60 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 30 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 70 in 100 of its 588 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 950 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 66 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 35 in 100 of its 1,893 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 33 in 100 of its 2,518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Costa Rica: 40 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 51 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 54 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cape Verde: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 35 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 993 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 40 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 37 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 38 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 1,534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 59 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vatican City: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Italy 78 in 100 of its 6,467 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 1,534 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 74 in 100 of its 3,197 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 1,363 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 75 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Mali 83 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,906 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 14,424 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence22% 13,825 stories · about as usual Health18% 11,798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,329 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,837 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,231 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 killed22,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,539 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations1,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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