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58,472 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), deaths in Hardangervidda and violence in Tunis. Norway's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 75 in 100 of its 233 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 52 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

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

672 of its 1,140 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Dhaka accounted for 557 of Bangladesh's 672 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. 341 of Dhaka's 557 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

658 of its 1,056 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Hardangervidda accounted for 533 of Norway's 658 stories about harm, carried by 747 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (625 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Hardangervidda stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

113 of its 142 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 93 of Tunisia's 113 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

175 of its 233 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Katla accounted for 152 of Iceland's 175 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 154 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Yemen

836 of its 870 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 381 of Yemen's 836 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

342 of its 772 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 198 of Harare's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

97 of its 223 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 53 of Caracas' 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

618 of its 832 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (226 stories). Power cuts were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Uzbekistan

203 of its 273 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

61 of its 106 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Singapore (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Cuba (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 58,472 stories about harm among 257,163 counted on 29 Aug.

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Iceland's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 6 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 257,163 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen96 in 100 of its 870 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,381 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia80 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia79 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland75 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US450 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2202 Dhaka Bangladesh341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Harare Zimbabwe198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 London UK159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Phoenix US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessRomania: 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 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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 lessVatican City: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 44 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 96 in 100 of its 870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uzbekistan: 74 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Micronesia: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 65 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 63 in 100 of its 1,195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 80 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 1,381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 34 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 42 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 2,488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Paraguay: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 1,572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 62 in 100 of its 1,056 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 2,914 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 56 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 64 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lithuania: 58 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 51 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lesotho: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Latvia: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 50 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 46 in 100 of its 2,124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 1,223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iceland: 75 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 31 in 100 of its 2,183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 36 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 79 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 51 in 100 of its 1,070 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 59 in 100 of its 1,140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 42 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 805 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bermuda: 43 in 100 of its 42 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

● Yemen 96 in 100 of its 870 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 83 in 100 of its 1,381 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 79 in 100 of its 658 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 832 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 72 in 100 of its 678 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uzbekistan 74 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 15,561 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 13,490 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,753 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,799 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,693 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,051 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,332 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 830 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 killed20,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,031 at about twice the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting abductions946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations580 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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