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28,297 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 Nairobi (Kenya), the heatwave in Portugal and violence in Tehran drew the news. Italy's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 85 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 369 of Kenya's 542 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 308 of Nairobi's 369 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three 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.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

95 of its 149 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lisbon accounted for 66 of Portugal's 95 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

385 of its 763 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 285 of Iran's 385 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

217 of its 570 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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

Indonesia

221 of its 430 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Tsunami was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

11,686 of its 32,861 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4,633 of Charlottesville's 5,538 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (4,650 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 1,368 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

389 of its 456 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 319 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

91 of its 200 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Wildfires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

209 of its 243 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 136 of Somalia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

2,035 of its 5,542 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,251 stories). Landslides were named in 375 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (319 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (81 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,297 stories about harm among 98,421 counted on 13 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 June 2017. of the day's 98,421 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal85 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 474 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US4633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5538 Washington US458 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1056 Nairobi Kenya308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Oakland US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 New Delhi India105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKatha, India -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsSichuan, China -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOakland, US -- rights & justice: 149 stories, carried by 215 outletsWarm Springs Reservation, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsRiver Niger, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBuderim, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsHudur, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 20 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

● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Katha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories ● Sichuan China about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Oakland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 149 stories ● Warm Springs Reservation US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● River Niger Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 9,924 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 6,551 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 4,693 stories · about as usual Health13% 3,760 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,362 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 700 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 511 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 491 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 killed12,325 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured6,822 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests3,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations451 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees187 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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.